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WorksheetsTo study for test 12/13
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is a high pressure system?
A high pressure system is a large body of circulating air that has high pressure at its center.
Which way do high pressure systems rotate?
Clockwise
Counterclockwise
What type of weather do high pressure systems bring?
Clear and and good weather
What is a low pressure system?
A low pressure system is a large body of circulating air that has low pressure at its center.
What way do low pressure systems rotate?
Clockwise
Counterclockwise
What type of weather do low pressure systems bring?
Clouds and percipitation.
Air masses are classified by temperature and moisture.
A (a) air mass forms over water.
A (a) air mass forms over land.
A tropical air mass is warm.
A polar air mass is hot.
True
False
How many types of fronts can colliding air masses form?
What type of front is this?
What type of front is this?
What type of front is this?
What type of front is this?
What does a barometer measure?
What does an anemometer measure?
Wind speed
What does a wind vane measure?
What does a psychrometer measure?
What does a rain gauge measure?
In your own words, what is a hurricane, tornado, and a blizzard. Give detail.
