Weather and Climate Review

Why does hot air rise?

• It is heavier. 
• It is less dense. 
• It is more dense. 
• It is unstable. 

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Air pressure is measured with a 

• barometer
• thermometer
• anemometer
• psychrometer

The type of front that forms when a mass of cold air moves under a mass of warm air, and can bring very strong storms is a 

• cold front
• warm front
• occluded front
• stationary front

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Which type of front is pictured?

• cold front
• warm front
• occluded front
• stationary front

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What is weather?

• The record of temperature, wind, and precipitation for an area over many years.

• The current condition of the atmosphere in a place.

• The measure of the amount of water vapor in the air.

• The sun cycle

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Weather changes constantly, but the climate of an area does not. Why?

• Climate is a pattern of weather for a location over a long period of time.

• Climate is predicted weather each day

• Climate is the same in every place across the world.

• Climate is the amount of precipitation across the country.

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Alyssa wants to measure the speed of the wind. Which weather instrument would she use?

• Thermometer

• Rain Gauge

• Barometer

• Anemometer

Weather or Climate: Yesterday in Portland, Oregon, the high temperature was 51 °F.

• Weather

• Climate

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Weather or Climate: It is usually hot and dry in Arizona.

• Weather

• Climate

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Weather or Climate: Seattle, Washington gets a lot of rain during the summers.

• Weather

• Climate

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