Weather Intro. and Tools

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Answer in 1-2 words, please!

Multiple Choice

A person who studies the weather is called a ____________.

• palenontologist

• geologist

• meteorologist

• weatherologist

Categorize

Options (14)

Measured in the short-term

• Day to day state of the atmosphere

Reported as a forecast

• Looks at a day or a week

Measured in the long-term

Temperature

Temperature

temperature

Wind speed

Wind direction

Humidity/

Precipitation

Air pressure

• State of the atmosphere over 30 years of collected data

• Reported as averages

• ooks at charts of data over 30 or more years.

• Looks at charts of data over 30 or more years.

Compare and contrast weather and climate.

weather

climate

Both

Multiple Select

What are the factors that influence weather?

• Air Temperature

• Precipitation

• Wind Speed and Direction

• Humidity

• Barometric Pressure

Multiple Choice

What is due to the unequal heating of the atmosphere by the Sun

• biometric presure

• air temperature

• precipitation

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

Air pressure is the measure of the weight of gases in the atmosphere

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

The amount of water vapor or moisture content in

the air at a specific time is

• water vapor

• water cycle

• humidity

• air pressure

Multiple Choice

Wind is caused by the ________ heating of the Earth causing air to flow from high pressure to low pressure zones

• water cycle

• biometric pressure

• equal

• uneven

Match

Match the weather tool with what it measures.

• thermometer

• hygrometer

• anemometer

• barometer

• rain gauge

measures temperature

measures moisture in the air (humidity)

measures wind speed

measures atmospheric pressure

measures how much rain has fallen

• measures temperature

• measures moisture in the air (humidity)

• measures wind speed

• measures atmospheric pressure

• measures how much rain has fallen