Weather Review

What is weather?

• The amount of moisture in the air

• The number of clouds in the sky

• The speed of the wind

• The state of the atmosphere at any particular time.

An anemometer is used to measure...

• rain fall
• snow
• wind speed
• wind direction

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

• snow gauge
• rain gauge
• ruler
• thermometer

What is a barometer?

• a tool to help predict the weather

• a tool to measure air pressure

• a tool used to measure the temperature

This weather instrument is a...

• anemometer
• Christmas ornament
• wind vane
• barometer

What is humidity?

• the patterns of weather

• the amount of water vapor in the air

• the amount of water

What does this symbol represent?

• Cold Front

• Warm Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

high Pressures are associated with what type of weather

• fair weather

• cold weather

• warm weather

• rainy weather

What does this symbol represent?

• Cold Front

• Warm Front

• Stationary Front

• Occluded Front

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

• Rain

• Clear skies