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Predicting weather & climate
Predicting weather & climate
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1
Wind direction is measured by a _______.
anemometer
sling psychrometer
thermometer
wind vane
2
The calm center of a hurricane is ____.
eye
nose
funnel
ear
3
It is the ____on Earth that helps to regulate the temperature range of Earth’s atmosphere
land
water
4
This picture indicates ____ on a weather map.
warm front
cold front
occluded front
stationary front
5
What does this image measure?
relative humidity
wind direction
barometric pressure
wind speed
6
The ____ is the spinning of the Earth that makes the convection cells appear to curve.
Polar westerlies
Weather
Jet stream
Coriolis effect
7
These are pictures of ___________.
Climate zones
Weather zones
Land biome zones
Temperature zones
8
What type of sky does this symbol represent?
snow
rain
cloudy
clear
9
Different air pressure causes ______.
pollution
wind
precipitation
temperature change
10
A ____ front occurs when a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet and don't move.
stationary
warm
cold
occluded
11
A funnel-shaped cloud that touches Earth’s surface is called a ___.
wild fire
tornado
hurricane
flood
12
_____ are images used for seeing cloud patterns and movement.
Sattelites
Thermometers
Radars
Weather maps
13
Continental means land and maritime means ___.
sea
ponds
land
dry land
14
This is a ____ map.
isobar
isotherm
15
This is a picture of a ____.
weather station symbol
wind direction model
isotherm map
isobar map
16
A person who studies & predicts weather is called a _________.
botanist
meteorologist
chemist
biologist
17
___ are images used to detect cloud cover, rainfall or storm location for severe weather.
Radars
Isotherm maps
Isobar maps
Sattelites
18
The shape of the land is also called ____.
longitude
elevation
topography
latitude
19
Precipitation is measured with a _________.
anemometer
rain gauge
weather vane
thermometer
20
__ occurs when a fast moving cold air mass runs into a slow moving warm one and slides under it
Cold front
Warm front
Occluded front
Stationary front
21
The temperature outside is 98 degrees. This is a _____ observation.
quantitative
qualitative
22
Which direction is the wind blowing in this picture?
NE
N
S
SE
23
A fast moving ribbon of air that bends, and pushes weather systems around the globe is
polar easterlies
jet stream
coriollis effect
wind
24
On a weather map, this indicates _____.
stationary front
warm front
occluded front
cold front
25
This image on a weather map indicates _____.
cold front
stationary front
occluded front
warm front