Weather forecasting reading

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Biology
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6th - 8th Grade
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Medium
Allie Mackey
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8 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary role of meteorologists as described in the passage?
To predict the weather using various tools and data
To create weather maps for news channels
To study the effects of climate change
To measure air pollution levels
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which tool is used by meteorologists to track the movement of air masses?
Doppler radar
Thermometer
Barometer
Rain gauge
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does a blue line with triangles on a weather map indicate?
A cold front
A warm front
A stationary front
An occluded front
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What weather condition is typically associated with high pressure systems?
Stable and nice weather
Rain and thunderstorms
Cloudy and drizzly weather
Long periods of rain
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens when a warm air mass is caught between two cold air masses?
An occluded front forms
A stationary front forms
A warm front forms
A cold front forms
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How does the air move in a high pressure system?
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The further away from the present time that meteorologists forecast, the MORE likely they are to have an accurate prediction.
True
False
8.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
3 mins • 3 pts
Scientists that study how (a) and moisture move on Earth are called (b) . They use information from weather stations to (c) the weather for an area of the planet. The entire Earth is a connected (d) .
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