Weather Review:

Which map best represents the surface wind pattern around a Northern Hemisphere high-pressure center?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Which weather variable is measured using a barometer?

• Dewpoint
• Wind speed
• Air pressure
• Wind directions

A high-pressure center is generally characterized by 

• cool, wet weather
• cool, dry weather
• warm, wet weather
• warm, dry weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which weather variable is measured by this instrument?

• Wind Speed
• Precipitation
• Cloud Cover
• Air Pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which list correctly matches each instrument with the weather variable it measures?

• wind vane—wind speed
  thermometer—temperature
  precipitation gauge—relative humidity
• wind vane—wind direction
  thermometer—dewpoint psychrometer—air pressure
• barometer—relative humidity
  anemometer—cloud cover precipitation gauge—probability of precipitation
• barometer—air pressure anemometer—wind speed
  psychrometer—relative humidity

The arrows on which map best represent the surface wind pattern around this low-pressure center? 

• A
• B
• C
• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Which cross section above best shows the locations of high air pressure and low air pressure near a beach on a hot, sunny, summer afternoon?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Which weather variable is measured by this instrument?

• wind direction
• Wind speed
• air pressure
• amount of rainfall

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Earth's surface winds generally blow from regions of higher

• air temperature toward regions of lower air temperature
• air pressure toward regions of lower air pressure
• latitudes toward regions of lower latitudes
• elevations toward regions of lower elevations

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A psychrometer is used to determine which weather variables?

• wind speed and wind direction
• percentage of cloud cover and cloud height
• air pressure and air temperature
• relative humidity and dewpoint