What does a rain gauge measure?

• the temperature of rain

• how fast it rains

• the amount of rain that falls

• the size of raindrops

What tool measures air pressure?

• thermometer

• wind vane

• anemometer

• barometer

What does an anemometer measure?

• wind speed

• temperature

• wind direction

• amount of snowfall

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What does high air pressure usually mean?

• stormy weather

• fair weather

• rising temperatures

• falling temperatures

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What is fog?

• a form of precipitation

• a cloud high in the sky

• a cloud at or near the ground

• rain

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Which kind of cloud looks like feathers high in the sky?

• stratus

• cirrus

• cumulus

• cumulonimbus

When are you MOST LIKELY to see white cumulus clouds?

• on a foggy day

• on a rainy day

• before a thunderstorm

• on a sunny day

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What kind of weather are stratus clouds MOST LIKELY to bring?

• sunshine

• rain

• hail

• thunder

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Studying weather maps helps scientists

• measure air temperature

• classify clouds by shape

• make weather predictions

• measure air pressure

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What is a front?

• a place where different air masses meet

• the front part of a storm

• an area of very high wind

• an area that has fair weather

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