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Air pressure is measured in...
Millibars
Percentage (%)
Kilometres per hour (km/h)
Degrees Celsius (ºC)
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The rain guage is used to measure precipitation.
True
False
3
When a cold front and a warm front meet.
warm front
cold front
occluded front
stationary front
4
Which things do hurricanes usually cause? Choose all the correct answers.
Lots of rain
Floods of ocean water
Clear skies
gale force winds
5
More Dense, Cold Air, Sinking Air
Cold Front
Warm Front
High Pressure
Low Pressure
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Weather or Climate? "This weekend is supposed to be sunny."
Weather
Climate
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High pressure weather
Extreme storms, usually hurricanes
cooler, dry and clear skies
Warmer, humid, and cloudy/stormy skies
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How do oceans affect the atmosphere?
Cold water puts moisture in the air
They cause snow storms
Warmer waters evaporate, putting moisture in the air
It doesn't
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Rain is formed when
the sun's energy evaporates water
water evaporates in a cloud
the concentration of droplets in a cloud become too great
clouds heat up and form water droplets
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What is the source of energy for Earth's climate ?
The Sun
Oil & gas
Electricity generating power plants
Heat from Earth's interior
11
What number on the Beaufort scale represents a hurricane?
9
13
11
12
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What does a barometer measure?
time
temperature
precipitation
pressure
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What does an anenometer measure?
Temperature
Air Pressure
Wind Speed
Wind Direction
14
snow is formed when...
temperature in a cloud is below freezing
when drops of rain freeze
the temperature in a cloud is above freezing
I have no clue
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A warm front
Brings warm and moist air
Brings cool and moist air
Brings llamas riding squirrels
Brings Thanos
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Cold air sinking displays...
high pressure
low pressure
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Air pressure is
A force exerted by friends to make you do something stupid
A force that sometimes isn't there
A force exerted by the sun on the earth
Force exerted by gasses on things they are in contact with
18
Beaufort Scale
rocks
hurricane
earthquakes
wind
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A cold front means...
a large bubble of air
the type of weather in a place
a place that usually has cold weather
the beginning of a cold mass of air
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Mountains have a big impact on the climate in a region? Why do mountains affect climate?
Mountains cause the temperature of nearby areas to be lower
Mountains force air upward, causing condensation and precipitation
Mountains usually cause higher levels of rainfall to fall
Mountains cause winds to be stronger than in other climate zones
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Seasons are caused by -
tilt of the earth and its revolution around the sun
rotation of sun around the earth
rotation of the moon around the earth
rotation of the earth on its axis
22
How do mountains effect the water cycle?
Doesn't effect it
Depends on mountain range
Causes only snow
One side will get tons of rain other side will get no rain
23
When a cold front and a warm front collides, what happens?
A few clouds
A change in weather with precipitation
Sunshine
Nothing
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Weather or Climate? "It usually snows in January."
Climate
Weather
25
What is the symbols for a cold front?
Purple flags
Red Semi Circie
Blue semi circles
Blue Triangles
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High air pressure is _______; low air pressure is_______.
continental, maritime
polar, tropical
warm, cool
cool, warm
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Weather or Climate? "This week's high temperature is 70 degrees."
Weather
Climate
