Weather Unit Study Guide

The leading edge of an air mass that usually brings precipitation?

• Hygrometer
• Front
• Cold Front
• gulf stream

What weather instrument measures heat?

• Hygrometer

• Barometer

• Anemometer

• Thermometer

Changes in air pressure cause__________

• Wind
• Air pressure
• Front
• La Nina

This weather instrument measures wind speed

• Thermometer
• Rain gauge
• Hygrometer
• Anemometer

____ is a climate pattern where the water in the Pacific Ocean near the equator gets WARMER than usual.

• El Nino

• Sea Breeze

• Land Breeze

Air pressure is measured by this weather instrument.

• Barometer
• Thermometer
• Hygrometer
• Anemometer

High air pressure will result in what kind of weather?

• cloudy skies with rainy weather

• puddles

• clear skies

• cold and snowy weather

What has the greatest effect on wind speed?

• Cold Front
• Cool Clould Condensation
• Air pressure
• Warm Front

This weather instrument measures how much rain has fallen in a particular area.

• Warm front
• Hygrometer
• Anemometer
• Rain guage

The __________ is a current of fast moving air found high in atmosphere. It forms a boundary between cold polar air mass and warm tropical air masses.

• Cold Front
• El nino
• Jet stream
• Air pressure