Weather Unit

Match the following

• Tool that measures wind direction

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• Movement of air from sea to land

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• How winds move related to pressure

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• A mass of sinking cool air fair weather

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• Process: water in air becomes liquid

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A large body of air with the same temperature and humidity is ​ (a)   . The area where two different air masses meet is a(n) ​ (b)   and normally causes precipitation.

• air mass
• front
• climate
• condensation

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Meteorologists study the conditions in the ​ (a)   . This may include the amount of moisture in the air or ​ (b)   , the amount of force in the air pushing on an area or ​ (c)   which they use a ​ (d)   to measure and show the readings on a map using isobars.

• atmosphere
• humidity
• air pressure
• barometer
• wind vane
• jest stream

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What is this cloud type?

• Cirrus

• Altocumulus

• Contrails

• Nimbostratus

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Match the following

• Tornadic

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• Contrails

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• Stratus

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• Cumulonimbus

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What is the atmosphere

• A single layer of gas that covers the Earth's surface

• A solid layer surrounding the Earth that protects it from the sun's rays

• A layer of gas and suspended solids extending from the Earth's surface up many thousands of miles, becoming thinner with distance

• A body of water that covers the Earth's surface

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During a land breeze, what causes the air to rise?

• the cool air from the sea

• The sun heating the sea

• The warm land surface

• The moon's gravitational pull

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What is a cyclone or hurricane?

• A small air mass that rotates around a weak center of high atmospheric pressure

• A large air mass that rotates around a strong center of low atmospheric pressure

• A weather system characterized by high pressure at the center of clear skies

• A circular wind pattern that occurs exclusively in the Northern Hemisphere

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What is a psychrometer

• A device used to measure physiological states

• An instrument for detecting the presence of water vapor and relative humidity

• A tool for measuring atmospheric pressure

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According to the diagram, what type of precipitation is likely to occur at the surface where the cold front is present?

• rain

• fog

• snow

• no precipitation

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