Weather Warm up 12/11

________is the instrument used to measure air pressure.

• barometer
• thermometer
• mercury
• watch

Low pressure will usually bring what kind of weather?

• Sunny
• Calm
• Stormy

Pressure is the effect of

• the weight of all the air above pressing down
• water vapor in the atmosphere
• greenhouse gases
• solar radiation

High pressure will usually bring what kind of weather?

• clear and dry
• cloudy and wet

Based on the information in the table, in which city will it most likely rain?

• City W
• City X
•  City Y
• City Z

_______ pressure systems are characterized by fair weather.

• High
• Low

Which is the best indicator that precipitation is on the way?

• low pressure
• low humidity
• low temperature

What type of air pressure is present?

• High 
• Low

As you move towards the poles, what happens to temperature?

• temperature becomes hotter

• temperature becomes colder

True or False?  Warm and cold ocean currents affect the land nearby.

• false
• true