Atmosphere & Weather Science Ch. 5 (BJU Press)

a barometer is an instrument that measures air pressure

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• false

hurricanes form over land

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• false

a tornado is a snowstorm with strong, freezing winds

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• false

an anemometer shows the direction from which the wind is blowing

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• false

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Hail usually falls during cold weather.

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any type of solid or liquid water that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground is called precipitation

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Meteorologists study the atmosphere and the weather

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The thin blanket of gases and dust particles that surrounds the earth is called the ______

• altitude

• atmosphere

• air

• weather

the weight of the air is called _______

• altitude

• atmosphere

• air pressure

• weather

the measurement of the distance above sea level is called ______.

• altitude

• atmosphere

• humidity

• weather