How to read a barometer

A student notices a very large drop in air pressure during the course of a few hours on a summer day. What weather conditions will likely occur at the student’s location in the next 6 to 8 hours?

• rainy and windy

• partly cloudy and breezy

• sunny and calm

• partly sunny and breezy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which pressure system combined with the spinning of Earth results in stormy weather conditions in the Northern Hemisphere?

• a low-pressure system with winds circulating in a clockwise direction

• a high-pressure system with winds circulating in a clockwise direction

• a low-pressure system with winds circulating in a counterclockwise direction

• a high-pressure system with winds circulating in a counterclockwise direction

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A barometer is a tool used by meteorologists to measure air pressure.

What type of weather conditions can a meteorologist forecast if the barometer shows the air pressure is rising?

• cloudy and dry

• cloudy and wet

• stormy and wet

• sunny and dry

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A region only experiences an average of 90 days under high pressure systems during a year. What can be the likely weather conditions during those 90 days?

• clear and sunny

• cloudy and rainy

• stormy and rainy

• warm and stormy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The table lists the weather data recorded in a region for three days of a week.

What kind of weather will the region likely experience on Thursday if the weather pattern continues?

• cooler and clearer

• cooler and wet

• hotter and dry

• hotter and wet

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The diagram shows three weather instruments labeled A, B, and C.

Which table correctly identifies the weather instruments and the weather data the instruments measure?

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A student examines barometric pressure readings for a town for one week, as shown.

What conditions can the student predict the town will likely experience on Friday?

• heavy rain and thunderstorms

• fair weather and clear skies

• cloudy with a chance of rainfall

• cloudy with strong winds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A meteorologist records the barometric pressure at four times during a day in December, as shown.

What type of weather will the meteorologist likely predict for 11:00 p.m.?

• clear skies and fair

• clear skies and humid

• cloudy skies and rain

• cloudy skies and warm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The chart shows weather data for a city.

Based on the data, which forecast is likely for Monday? (hint, look at the mb (barometric pressure each day))

• mostly cloudy

• cloudy with showers

• clear and sunny

• thunderstorms

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

If a person climbs a mountain, what happens to the air pressure around him/her? (hint, it was in the video about how a barometer works we watched in class Monday/Tuesday)

• it decreases

• it increases

• it remains constant

• it increases and then decreases