Which would be most helpful for a forecaster predicting the weather?

temperature changes in one month

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Topic 3 Test Review- Weather

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1
What measures air pressure?
Hygrometer
Thermometer
Anemometer
Barometer
2
What is rain that freezes before it hits the ground?
Rain
Hail
Sleet
Snow
3
Which would be most helpful for a forecaster predicting the weather?
today's barometric pressure
temperature changes in one month
average yearly precipitation
how often natural disasters occur
4
What is the state of the atmosphere at a given place and time called?
weather
circulation
altitude
climate
5
Convection currents form when....
air temperatures are the same
air temperatures are less than 0 degrees C
air temperatures are different
Form at temperatures above 100 degrees C
6
What is true about clouds in the summer sky?
Many are made of ice crystals
They form at low altitude under low pressure.
They form at high altitude under great pressure
They are white because sunlight gets through them
7
What is a form of precipitation that circulates up and down in the cloud and falls as ice?
snow
rain
hail
sleet
8
Which of the following land features affects weather?
swamps
deserts
all of the above
mountains
9
Moisture in the air is called
barometric pressure
humidity
temperature
wind
10
Climate zones can be described as tropical, temperate, or polar due to their...
latitude
snowfall amount
temperature
rainfall amount
11
In what condition would leaves decay the fastest?
warm temp and dry ground
warm temps and wet ground
cool temps and dry ground
cool temps and wet ground
12
A severe storm WARNING means severe storms
have already formed
will form soon
might form
will form during the season
13
What is the rising and sinking of matter in a circular pattern due to differences in air temp called?
convection current
Glacier
sea breeze
topography

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