Weather Tools 1
Weather Tools 2
Weather Fronts 1
Weather Fronts 2
Miscellaneous
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What does an anemometer measure?
Wind speed and direction. Anemometers are also used to determine if wind speed is dangerous (ex: tornado or hurricane).
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Which weather tool is this? What does it measure?
Thermometer/heat
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Which type of weather front?
Cold air travelling towards and meeting a mass of warmer air; the denser/colder air sinks under the less dense warmer air, pushing it up into the atmosphere
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Which type of weather front does the red symbol represent? What type of front does the blue symbol represent?
Red- Warm front
Blue- Cold front
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True or False?
The side weather front symbol appears on indicates the direction the front is travelling to (NOT FROM).
True
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What information can you gather from a wind sock (2 things).
Wind strength & wind direction
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What information will a rain gauge give you?
Precipitation levels in a specific area over a period of time.
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Which type of weather front?
Warm air is travelling towards and meets a mass of cooler air; the warmer air is less dense than the cooler air, so it rises above the cooler air mass. Gentle rain, cirrus clouds, and humid temperatures are associated with this type of front.
Warm front
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What type of weather is associated with cold fronts?
Violent and stormy weather
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True or False?
It is usually the same temperature on both sides of a stationary front.
False. Since a stationary front involves a warm air mass and a cold air mass meeting but not interacting, it is common for there to be fairly significant temperature differences on each side of the front.
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Which weather tool measures atmospheric pressure?
Barometer
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Which weather tool is this?
Anemometer
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Which type of weather front?
This front occurs when warm air and cold air masses meet and do not move; they typically last until another weather system passes through, disrupting the "standstill". The weather here often mimics that of a warm front (gentle rain, cirrus clouds).
Stationary front
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Which type of weather front does this symbol represent?
Stationary front
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Below is a map showing a low pressure system and a high pressure system. What is the lowest pressure on the map?
985 Pascals- low pressure systems tend to bring cloudy, rainy, or stormy weather.
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What does a hygrometer measure?
Humidity (moisture) in the atmosphere
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Why do weather vanes have the letters N, E, S, and W on them?
To show the direction of the wind
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Which type of weather front?
This type of front occurs when colder moving air mass overtakes a warmer air mass from behind, forcing the warm air up. These fronts are usually associated with low atmospheric pressure and precipitation (rain or snow depending on the temperature).
Occluded front
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Which type of weather front does this symbol represent?
Occluded front
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Below is a map showing a high pressure system and a low pressure system. What is the highest atmospheric pressure on this map?
1020 Pascals- weather in a high pressure system is typically fair and settled.
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Which weather tool do you think you rely on or use the the most in your daily life? Why?
Answers will vary.
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Before weather tools were created and widely used, how do you think people might have predicted the weather/weather patterns?
Answers will vary.
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We had a lot of thunderstorms this weekend. Which type of front did Lockport most likely experience?
Cold front=severe weather
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In which direction are the cold fronts on this weather map travelling?
Southwest (SW)
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Mrs. Haenle's favorite weather is stormy weather. Knowing this, what type of weather front is most likely her favorite front?
Cold front
