Weather Maps and Systems

The movement in the air caused by differences in air pressure ?

• Rain

• Wind

• Air

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_______ pressure systems are characterized by sinking air.

• High

• Low

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_______ pressure systems are characterized by rising air.

• High

• Low

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_______ pressure systems are characterized by cloudy, rainy weather.

• High

• Low

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_______ pressure systems are characterized by fair weather.

• High

• Low

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What information do you not find on a weather map?

• cold front

• warm front

• high or low pressure

• seasons

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Scientists who study weather and try to predict it are called 

• astronomers
• volcanologists
• meteorologists
• weatherologists

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Meeting of two different types of air masses

• warm and cold

• hurricane

• precipitation

• front

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Low pressure is usually associated with what type of weather

• clear, fair

• cloudy, rainy

• bright blue skies

• sunshine

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Which system results in drier, fairer weather?

• high pressure
• low pressure
• hurricane
• weather system

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