meteorology temp and pressure lesson check

The type of forecast that assumes the weather will remain unchanged for several hours or days is called

• Trend

• Long range

• Persistence

• climate

The scientific definition of temperature is

• how how or cold something is

• the measurement of average atomic speed

• The measurement of the weight of air

• The measurement of how far from zero a substance is

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How does temperature increase?

• Energy is removed

• Energy is added

• Energy is added, then it is removed.

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50 degrees Celsius when converted to Fahrenheit the temperature is

• higher

• lower

• same

• depends on the time of day

A anemometer measures

• temperature

• pressure

• wind direction

• wind speed

 The liquid in the thermometer rises when it is placed in the hot water because

• it gains heat from the hot water and expands

• loses heat from the hot water and contracts

• the surrounding air is too warm

• the liquid is boiling

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A device that is used to measure atmospheric pressure is a ___________.

• barometer
• thermometer
• kilometer
• micrometer

normal air pressure is

• 14.7 psi

• 1.47 psi

• 147 psi

• 10 atm

A lower in air pressure indicates

• the weahter will get better

• the weather will get worse

• the weather will stay the same

• the weather will change

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Air pressure is caused by

• The speed of the wind

• the temperature of the air

• the weight of the air

• The composition of the air