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What is the result of differences in air pressure (or density) in the air?

• wind

• clouds

• ocean waves

• blue sky

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Air moves from areas of _______ pressure to areas of ______ pressure.

• low, high

• low, low

• high, low

• high, high

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What do you call the leading edge of an air mass?

• pressure

• back

• mass

• Front

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A location is most likely to experience a thunderstorm under which of the following conditions?

• When air pressure quickly drops at the location

• When air pressure increases over time at the location

• When two high pressure systems meet at the location

• When air pressure remains constant at the location

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The Jet Stream is a global pattern of atmospheric movement that influences patterns in local weather. The weather is monitored in the area pictured in the weather map over several days. Rain and lightning in what city would support the claim that the passage of a cold front is associated with a potential for thunderstorms?

• San Diego

• Nashville

• Albany

• Bismarck

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Barometers are scientific instruments that measure the pressure of the atmosphere in millibars. The range of pressure on Earth is between 980 – 1050 mb. Which data provides the best evidence that high pressure is a predictor of clear skies?

• Atlanta on Friday

• Dalton on Sunday

• Macon on Sunday

• Savannah on Saturday

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A tornado forms as a result of thunderstorms, so tornadoes would most likely be found in a location where.....

• winds blow constantly in the same direction

• one air mass replaces another air mass

• warm, moist air meets a cool, dry air mass

• a mass of cold air remains for many days

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Low air pressure and warm temperatures over land are most likely to result in which of the following weather conditions or events?

• clear sunny skies

• a tropical hurricane

• a change of snow

• cloudy skies with rain

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The day-to-day state of the atmosphere is _______.

• cold front

• atmospheric movement

• tornadoes

• weather

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The weather on Earth is influenced by the oceans, which store, release, and redistribute energy through evaporation. The source of this energy is?

• solar radiation

• gravitational attraction

• density differences

• chemical reactions

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