Predicting Weather

As the air temperature increases, the air's capacity to hold water vapor: 

• increases
• decreases
• remains the same
• is unrelated to air temperature and can either increase or decrease

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What type of weather is usually found in low pressure areas?

• hot and dry
• wet and stormy
• cold and snowy
• sunny and humid

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Which system results in rainy or stormy weather?

• high pressure
• low pressure
• hurricane
• weather system

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Which tool is used to tell if a high pressure system is approaching?

• A barometer
  
• A weather vane
• An anemometer
  
•  A thermometer

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When air pressure rapidly falls, what weather change usually occurs?

• clearing skies
• decreasing humidlty
• approaching storm
• decreasing temperature

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The weather data for Columbia shows the barometric pressure reading is rising.  Which is the best forecast for the weather in the Columbia area?

• Sunny and dry
• stormy weather
• falling temperatures
• no change at all

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What does a sling psychrometer measure?

• air pressure
• temperature
• wind speed
• humidity

Which city just experienced short, but intense storms?

• Chicago

• Minneapolis

• Denver

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On a summer evening a barometer reading shows a gradual increase in air pressure. The humidity is 80%. The thermometer reading is slightly increasing. Based on these pieces of data, what type of weather should be expected for the next day?

• clear and sunny

• cool and rainy

• rainy and windy

• cloudy and cold

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What is the BEST forecast for conditions on Wednesday?

• Fair

• Cloudy

• Severe Storms

• Clear Skies.

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