Weather 4

What is the name of the instrument used to measure air pressure?

• Anemometer
• Thermometer
• Barometer
• Hygrometer

What is caused by differences in air pressure?

• Time

• Precipitation

• Clouds

• Wind

What causes differences in air pressure?

• wind

• rain

• snow

• unequal heating by the sun

Low pressure will usually bring what kind of weather?

• Sunny (happy)

• Calm
• Stormy (Lousy)

_______ pressure systems are characterized by fair weather.

• High
• Low

What type of air pressure is present?

• High 
• Low

What am I?

• barometer

• anemometer

• wind vane

• rain gauge

What is my function?

• to measure air pressure

• to measure precipitation

• to measure wind speed

• to show wind direction

The barometer is showing low pressure. What does this mean?

• Low pressure means it is going to rain.

• Low pressure means it is going to be sunny.

• Low pressure means it is going to be hot.

• Low pressure means it is going to be cold.

A high pressure system is expected for tomorrow. What does that mean?

• A high pressure system means it will be hot.

• A high pressure system means it will be raining.

• A high pressure system means it will be cold.

• A high pressure system means it will be sunny.