Weather Review

What type of weather might you notice near a LOW PRESSURE area?

• Precipitation

• Sunny skies

• Dry air masses

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True or False:

Precipitation depends on air temperature.

• True

• False

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True or False:

As air sinks, it gains moisture and forms rain clouds.

• True

• False

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True or False:

Warm air can contain more water vapor than cool air.

• True

• False

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What is the correct definition of a COLD front?

• When a warm air mass overrides a cold air mass

• When a cold front catches up to a warm front

• When a cold air mass moves under a warm air mass

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Which of the following is NOT a main type of weather front?

• Warm front

• Cold front

• Stationary front

• Active front

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Meteorologists use many tools and instruments to study the weather. Which of the following is NOT used to help forecast weather?

• Barometers

• Anemometers

• Thermometers

• Telescopes

High Pressure Systems generally bring what kind of weather?

• Sunny skies

• Cloudy skies

• Rain and precipitation

• Windy weather

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Look at the weather map. What type of air front is heading toward San Francisco?

• Cold front

• Warm front

• Stationary front

• Occluded front

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What information, or data, on a weather map can be used to predict weather with 100% accuracy?

• Isobar pressure lines

• Direction of the warm and cold fronts

• Location of the high and low pressure systems

• Weather prediction is never 100% accurate

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