Weather Review

What causes Hurricanes?

• Warm Ocean Water
• Convection
• Tornadoes that make it to the Ocean
• Earthquakes in the Ocean

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What part of Earth recieves the most direct sunlight?

• The Equator
• The Tropics
• The Poles
• North America

Predict what will happen to Dallas in a few days.

• The temperature will decrease and there will be rain
• The temperature will increase and there will be rain
• There will be a Hurricane
• The temperatures will remain the same

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A High Pressure system generally brings...

• Wet Weather
• Clear Skies
• Thunderstorms
• Tornadoes

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Which most likely produces clear, cool weather?

• zero air pressure
• stable air pressure
• a low pressure system
• a high pressure system

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Which best describes the type of weather associated with low air pressure?

• clear and dry
• sunny and cold
• sunny with high winds
• cloudy with precipitation

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Which best explains why the air near the top of a mountain is cooler than air at the base of a mountain? 

• As air pressure decreases, temperature decreases.
• As air pressure increases, temperature decreases. 
• As wind speed decreases, temperature decreases. 
• As wind speed increases, temperature decreases. 

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Which instrument is used to determine air pressure?

• barometer
• anemometer
• psychromter
• thermometer

Which type of weather is usually associated with a cumulus cloud? 

• fair
• humid
• foggy
• stormy

In which direction do weather patterns move in the United States?

• south to north
• west to east
• east to west

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