weather

Why do winds change during the day and night near a beach?

• The warm air over land sinks and stays there

• The warm air over water sinks and stays there

• The temperature over air and the land change

• Cool air sinks over the land and stays there

How does air move?

• Warm air rises and cool air sinks

• Warm air sinks and cool air rises

What kind of weather would you expect in a low pressure system?

• Rain

• Clear skies

How do air masses move across the US?

• The trade winds move the air masses from west to east

• The jet stream moves air masses from west to east

• The trade winds move the air masses from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

• The Gulf Stream air moves around the Gulf of Mexico

How does wind move?

• From area of high pressure to low pressure

• From areas of low pressure to high pressure

Why do we have winds on Earth?

• Because of the trade winds

• Because of earth’s orbit around the Sun

• Because earth receives the sun's rays unevenly

Precipitation is....

• rain
• snow
• sleet
• all of these are correct

This tool is used to measure the amount of rainfall.  What is it called?

• snow gauge
• rain gauge
• ruler
• thermometer

Which tool measures air temperature?

• Thermometer
• Anemometer
• Wind Vane
• Wind sock

In a high pressure systems

• there are few clouds because the air in moving downward
• there are many clouds because the air is very humid
• there are few clouds because the air is moving outward
• there are many clouds because the air is moving upward