Air Pressure and Clouds Review

What instrument is used to measure air pressure?

• Barometer

• Thermometer

• Anemometer

• Hygrometer

Low pressure will typically bring what kind of weather?

• Sunny, Fair, Pleasant, Clear Weather

• Cloudy, Rainy, or Stormy Weather

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High pressure will usually bring what kind of weather?

• Clear and dry

• Cloudy and wet

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Which weather condition will MOST LIKELY occur when the atmospheric pressure in an area begins falling?

• Dry

• Rainy

• Cold

• Sunny

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On a cold, cloudy day, the local weather forecaster predicts that a high-pressure system will be moving into the area in the next 24 hours. Which weather conditions will this system most likely bring to the area?

• Stormy

• Snowy

• Sunny

• Hot

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Daniel observes the air pressure daily. Over the last couple of days the air pressure has been dropping. What weather will Daniel most likely observe as a result?

• increasingly clear skies and more wind

• increasingly clear skies and dry weather

• increasingly cloudy skies and possible storms

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

• The temperature begins dropping.

• The skies begin to clear out.

• The air pressure begins dropping.

• The air pressure begins to rise.

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Savannah looked out her window on the day of the school picnic. She saw cirrus clouds in the

sky. Which kind of weather should she expect for the picnic?

• Thunderstorms

• Warm Weather

• Fair Weather

• Light Rain

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Elijah's afternoon baseball game should start soon, but he is worried that it will be cancelled due to the weather. The sky is overcast with cumulonimbus clouds. Which will most likely happen to Elijah's baseball game?

• It will be played as expected because the clouds will leave the area soon.

• It will be postponed until evening because there will be an afternoon thunderstorm.

• It will be played in the afternoon because it will hail for the rest of the day.

• It will be cancelled and rescheduled for the next day because it will rain for the rest of the day.

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Sara wanted to take pictures of cirrus clouds at school; however, the morning weather report indicated a low-pressure system over her area. Why will Sara have to wait to see cirrus clouds?

• because low-pressure systems generally bring cool, dry air

• because low-pressure systems generally do not bring clouds

• because low-pressure systems generally bring fair weather

• because low-pressure systems generally bring rainy weather

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