Weather Forecasting
Weather Tools
General weather
Weather Fronts
Air Pressure/ Air masses
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This table shows a weather forecast for five days. Which data is used to create this weather forecast?
a. The humidity is increasing, and wind speed is increasing
b. the air pressure is decreasing and temperature is decreasing
B. the air pressure is decreasing and temperature is decreasing.
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Which two units are used to measure air pressure?
Inches of mercury and millibars
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Which weather condition occurs in high pressure areas?
SUNNY
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The symbol represents a front on a weather map. Which type of front does the symbol represent?
A. occluded Front
b. Warm front
c. stationary front
c. Stationary front
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A student noticed that sunny skies suddenly became story. Which MOST likely happened when the weather changed in this way?
A. Temperatures increased
B. Air pressure dropped
C. Humidity decreased
D. Winds Weakened
B. Air pressure dropped
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Which weather map indicates rainfall for City X and clear weather for City Y? 
B
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When air pressure on the barometer falls to low pressure, it indicates _______________ weather.
Rainy, stormy weather
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What type of weather would most likely appear at the location marked X? 
A. Warm and wet
B. Cold and dry
C. warm and dry
A. warm and wet
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The graph shows the average monthly temperature conditions of a city. The freezing point of water is 32 degrees F. In which THREE months is the city most likely to expereince snowstorms? 
January, February, and December
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The reading on a barometer rises when the air
A. speed increases
B. Pressure decreases
C. pressure increases
C. Pressure increases
300
The weather conditions in a city have remained relatively uniform. The graphs show the monthly average temperatures and precipitation for 2020. In the city, which month in 2021 is likely to expereince very warm weather and also recieve the highest amount of precipitation? 
June
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The instruments listed in the table are gathered to predict a severe thunderstorm. Which combination of instruments is most effective for predicting severe thunsderstorms? Pick 3. 
C, D, and G
Computerized barometer, computer simulation, and satellite
300
Some meteorologists use visual aids such as diagrams, maps, and charts when they present the weather to the TV viewers. How do different types of visual aids help the viewers understand complex weather phenomena?
A. By showing many components that impact the weather
B. By checking the accuracy of each part of the weahter report
C. by providing information collected by other meteorologists
A. By showing many components that impact the weather
300
According to this map, a cold front is moving through which state? 
Oregon
300
This model shows the formation of a warm front. Why do warm fronts cause cloud formation and rainfall? 
The warm air mass is moist and rises high above the cold air mass to form clouds that produce rain
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Weather forecasts are more accurate now than in the past for which reason?
A. More clouds exist, and more weather data is available
B. More weather data is available, and better forecasting tools are available
B. More weather data is available, and better forecasting tools are available.
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The table lists two wind sensor devices along with their properties. Which device will provide more reliable information to monitor wind and predict an oncoming wind event and why? 
Anemometer because it provides more detailed data on wind speed
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What type of air mass is this and what type of weather will occur?
Occluded Front with heavy rain and severe weather
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Based on this map, the weather in Ohio on the following day will most likey be:
A. sunny
B. snowy
C. rainy
D. foggy
Rainy
400
During winter in the Northern Hemisphere, which type of weather system will most likely form around the low pressure system at the starred location and why?
A rainstorm; the low pressure systems forms from rising air, which leads to more clouds and rain.
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Which pressure system combined with the spinning of Earth results in stormy weather conditions in the Northern Hemisphere?
A low pressure system with winds curculating in a COUNTERCLOCKWISE direction
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Which tool and data set provides meteorologists information about the wind speed of a storm? 
D
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The map shows a cold front approaching a warm front near City X. What weather conditions are about to happen as the cold front reaches City X? 
A drop in temperature with heavy rainfall
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Which statement describes a warm front moving across an area?
A. The area has a sunny, cloudless sky as cold air displaces warm air in the area
B. Rainstorms happen as warm air displaces cold air in the area
C. The area has a sunny, cloudless sky as warm air displaces cold air in the area
B. Rainstorms happen as warm air displaces cold air in the area
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A map of a cold front is shown. With which type of air mass does the cold air mass collide to form a cold front and what occurs? 
Warm air mass. The cold air mass slides under the warm air mass and may produce thunderstorms and cooler temperatures