Weather, Weather Tools, and Clouds

A barometer on Friday morning read 775 mm of HG and Friday evening read 730 mm of HG. What does the barometer suggest about Friday evening's weather?

• The air pressure is going down, so a storm is likely approaching.

• The air pressure is going up, so a storm is likely approaching.

• The air pressure is going up, so the sky is likely to be clear.

• The air pressure is going down, so the sky is likely to be clear.

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What do an anemometer and thermometer measure?

• rainfall and air pressure

• temperature and rainfall

• wind speed and temperature

• air pressure and wind speed

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What are weather tools used for?

• tell what kind of clouds there are

• to control what kind of weather will happen

• stop rain from coming

• measure atmospheric conditions

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If you have a map that shows snowfall in an area over three days, what is the map showing for that area?

• The weather conditions because it shows precipitation over a few days.

• The climate because it shows the precipitation over a few days.

• The weather conditions because it shows precipitation over many decades.

• The climate because it shows the precipitation over many decades.

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Which one describes climate?

• Seeing temperatures of an area for a three weeks.

• Seeing temperatures of an area for three months.

• Seeing temperatures of an area for three days.

• Seeing temperatures of an area for three decades.

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If there is a map of an area that shows the average temperatures and precipitation between the years 1925 to 1975, what statement best describes the map?

• It is an example of the area's climate because it shows a long-term average of temperature and precipitation.

• It is an example of the area's weather because it shows a long-term average of temperature and precipitation.

• It is an example of the area's climate because it shows the daily temperature and precipitation.

• It is an example of the area's weather because it shows the daily temperature and precipitation.

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Which two main factors are used to determine the climate of an area?

• landforms and population

• precipitation and temperature

• temperature and landforms

• landscape and precipitation

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What is the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is short-term conditions and climate is long-term average conditions.

• There is no difference between weather and climate.

• Weather is long-term average conditions and climate is short-term conditions.

• They both describe short-term conditions.

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What is weather?

• Weather describes the conditions of the atmosphere over long periods of time.

• Weather describes conditions of the atmosphere at a particular moment.

• Weather describes conditions of the atmosphere from the past.

• Weather describes conditions of the atmosphere as recorded in glacial ice.

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On a weather map, what symbol shows if a state will have decreasing temperatures?

• Low pressure

• Cloudy

• Cold Front

• Warm Front

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