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The air in this picture is rising because it is
Less dense
more dense
Air in this picture bring with it _______.
warm, moist air
bad weather
cold, moist air
good weather
Air flows counter-clockwise around a
high
low
Average air pressure at sea level is
29.2 inches of mercury
25.17 inches of mercury
31.25 inches of mercury
______ are lines connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure.
millibars
contour lines
isobars
barometers
Tornadoes and hurricanes are large areas of _____ pressure.
no
high
average
low
_______ measures temperature
Barometer
Anemometer
Thermometer
Wind vane/compass rose
______ measures wind direction and shows direction on weather maps.
Barometer
Anemometer
Thermometer
Wind vane/Compass Rose
_____ measures wind speed
Barometer
Anemometer
Thermometer
Wind Vane/Compass Rose
_____ measures air pressure
Barometer
Anemometer
Thermometer
Wind Vane/Compass Rose
_______ carries instruments into atmosphere.
What type of front is pictured?
Stationary
Warm
Occluded
Cold
What type of front is pictured?
Stationary
Warm
Occluded
Cold
What type of front is pictured?
Stationary
Warm
Occluded
Cold
What type of front is pictured?
Stationary
Warm
Occluded
Cold
Air masses are large bodies of air that has relatively uniform _________ and humidity
Air masses that originate over land are called ________________.
A cold air mass that originates over water would be called _________ ______________
Cold air masses tend to approach from the ______,_____,____.
High-Pressure areas move toward areas of _________ pressure.
The boundary between two air masses is called a ____________.
A ________ front occurs when cold air pushes warm up over the cold air creating thunderstorms along the leading edge of the front.
_______ pressure is associated with a warm front.
_____ fronts are slower than _____ fronts
When two air masses collide but neither is strong enough to push the other out of the way, a ________ front forms.
An _______ front forms when two cold air masses converge on a warm air mass.
When a front approaches from the East or Northeast it is called a ______ ____ ____ front
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