Weather VS Climate

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.

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Which of the following devices measures air pressure?

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What are the characteristics of a high-pressure system?

• Wind and rain

• Humidity and thunder

• Extremely hot temperatures

• Clear skies and sun

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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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_____________ air is more dense and tends to sink

• cold
• warm
• moist
• dry

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What symbol is this?

• warm front
• cold front
• stationary front
• occluded front

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Which system results in rainy or stormy weather?

• high pressure
• low pressure
• hurricane
• weather system

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Which system results in drier, fairer weather?

• high pressure
• low pressure
• hurricane
• weather system

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The symbol on a weather map for a cold front is what?

• a line with triangles on it
• a line with semi-circles on it
• a line with squares on it
• a line with circles on it

Which type of front is near Seattle?

• cold front
• warm front
• occluded front
• stationary front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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