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What is an Anemometer used for?
What does cT stand for?
Earth And Enviormental Science
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Earth’s Wind and Air Pressure
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What does cT stand for?
Continental Tropical
Continental Temperature
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What is an Anemometer used for?
To measure how fast the wind is blowing
To see what direction the wind is blowing
3
What color is the H symbol
Grey
Pink
Purple
Blue
4
What is air pressure
The pressure exerted by the weight of the air above
The pressure pushing down on an object
Pressure
Wind
5
What color is the L symbol
Red
Green
Yellow
Blue
6
This class is easy
True
False
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Sea breezes blow in the direction of the ________________.
Trees
water
Ocean
Land
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What does mT stand for?
Maritime Tropical
Maritime Tropics
9
You love this class
True
False
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What does cP stand for?
Continental Places
Continental Polar
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Mr. Bauzon is your favorite teacher
No comment
False
Definitely True
True
12
What are the three stages of a thunderstorm
Dissipating
Who cares
Mature
Cumulus
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Low Pressure system is call a/an
Anticyclone
Cyclone
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What causes wind
Vertical differences in air pressure
Horizontal differences in air pressure
Birds flying
Planes flying
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What is a wind vane
I have no clue
A vane in the wind
an instrument used for showing the direction of the wind.
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Low Pressure has _____air
Rising
Sinking
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High Pressure system is called a/an
Cyclone
Anticyclone
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What do you use to measure air?
Idk
Barometer
Thermometer
Telescope
19
How many types of fronts are there?
1
2
4
3
20
High Pressure rotates ________
Counterclockwise
Clockwise
In a circle
AROUND TOWN
21
Unit meteorologists use to measure atmospheric pressure
Kilometers
Millibars
Centimeters
Meters
22
You know what a wind Vane is
False
True
I think so
23
What is an air mass?
A body of air
A body of air
24
What does mP stand for
Maritime Polar
Maritime Polar Ice
25
You wanna go home now
False
True
26
Land breezes blow in the direction of the __________________.
Land
Ocean
Water
Trees
27
Monsoons are
seasonal changes in the wind
Seasonal changes in weather
28
Do you like playing Quiz?
Only in this class
No cause it’s boring
No
Yes
29
Low Pressure has _____ weather
Warm
Mild
Hot
Super Hot
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If isobars are closer together, air pressure changes _____________.
Faster
Slower
No differently
Could be either one
