Which tool would you use to measure the speed of the wind?

• Wind Vane

• Barometer

• Hygrometer

• Anemometer

Which tool measures the direction of the wind?

• Wind Vane

• Anemometer

• Hygrometer

• Barometer

Describe the type of precipitation that occurs when falling through an atmosphere that is warm/hot. 

• Rain
• Snow 
• Sleet 
• Freezing Rain 

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How does freezing rain form 

• by hail 
• when the temperature is warm
• when the temperature is cold and it rains 
• freezing rain 

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Lvl 3: This diagram shows how a certain type of precipitation is formed. Water drops are caught in up-drafts and down-drafts, over and over, before they fall to Earth as

• dew.
• hail.
• rain.
• snow.

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They are highest clouds in the sky. They are wispy with fuzzy edges. Usually mean good weather.

• Cumulus
• Cumulonimbus
• Cirrus
• Stratus

These clouds are lowest in altitude. They bring rain or snow and are layered like a blanket.

• Cirrus
• Stratus
• Cumulonimbus
• Cumulus

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What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?

• Sunny weather
• Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)

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Mark looks at the clouds in the sky and decides that he does not need to
take his umbrella with him today. Which clouds did Mark most likely see
in the sky?

• cirrus
• nimbostratus
• cumulonimbus

Which condition usually means cloudy, stormy weather?

• high pressure
• low pressure

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