Weather/Climate/Snow/Causey

An instrument used to show the direction of wind and measure the speed

• rain guage
• Thermometer
• barometer
• wind sock

the amount of water vapor in the air

• warm front
• precipitation
• humidity
• air pressure

An instrument that measures air pressure

• thermometer
• barometer
• rain guage
• wind sock

_____________ has the same temperature and moisture content throughout. 

• convection current
• front
• air mass

Which statement describe parts of the water cycle and how clouds form? 1. Water evaporates from the earth's surface as it changes from a liquid to a gas. 2. Water vapor rises with rising, warm air. 3. At higher altitudes, where temperatures are cool, vapor (along with dust particles) condenses into drops of water that form clouds. 4. Low-pressure conditions also help clouds form. 

• 1 and 2
• 1, 2, 4
• 1 and 3
• all of the above

 Which of the following are used to study and forecast most weather-related events?

• Doppler radar
• satellites and satellite images
• weather maps
• all of the above

Rain, sleet, hail, and freezing rain are all...

• precipitation
• condensation
• evaporation
• perspiration

The place where two air masses meet.

• air mass
• air pressure
• water cycle
• front

The conditions of the atmosphere at a certain time and place. 

• weather
• climate
• precipitation
• atmosphere

What is the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?

• climate
• temperature
• elevation
• precipitation