Weather Reporting

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predicts the weather by analyzing and interpreting data from observations and tools which show current weather conditions

• geologist

• biologist

• meteorologist

• astronomer

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When would the rain have stopped?

• Around 7AM

• Around 11PM

• Around 6PM

• Around 11AM

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When could the rain have started?

• Around 7AM

• Around 11PM

• Around 6PM

• Around 11AM

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often result in rainy or stormy weather; winds have a counterclockwise rotation

• low pressure

• high pressure

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often result in fair weather; winds have a clockwise rotation

• low pressure

• high pressure

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A rapidly whirling funnel-shaped cloud that extends down from a storm cloud

• thunderstorm

• hurricane

• tornado

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a low pressure tropical storm that forms over warm, ocean water with winds that form a spinning circular pattern around the eye of the storm

• thunderstorm

• hurricane

• tornado

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What type of weather could be expected where the H's are located?

• fair

• rainy

• stormy

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What weather instrument should you use if you want to measure the air pressure?

• Wind Vane

• Anemometer

• Thermometer

• Barometer

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When water droplets in a cloud combine, become too heavy, and fall to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, we are experiencing ____.

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• transpiration

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A(n) ____ is a large body of air that has the same properties as the Earth's surface over which it develops.

• air mass

• cloud

• tornado

• front

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Precipitation and storms occur ____.

• in high-pressure systems

• in polar zones

• in low-pressure systems

• at fronts

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The interaction of air, water, and ____ causes weather.

• the Sun

• humidity

• land

• wind

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Violent storms generally form along ____.

• occluded fronts

• cold fronts

• warm fronts

• stationary fronts

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Storms with high winds and heavy rain that form over warm ocean waters are called _____

• hurricanes
• blizzards
• tornadoes
• droughts

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_______________ is a result of air moving from an area of high pressure to low pressure

• wind

• rain

• snow

• clouds

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When do tornadoes form?

• when warm, humid air collides with cold, dry air

• when cold, humid air collides with warm, dry air

• when cold air rises through warm air

• when the air cools rapidly and forms storm clouds

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Where would arm moist air be located because it was "left behind"?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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What area should except storms?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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What type of front does this symbol indicate?

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

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What type of front does this symbol indicate?

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

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What type of front does this symbol indicate?

• Warm Front

• Cold Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

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What type of front causes thunderstorms in the summer?

• Warm

• Cold

• Stationary

• Occluded

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Cold air is more dense than warm air and sinks.

• True

• False