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23 Cards in this Set
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Changes in air pressure can be measured using
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a barometer
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Tornadoes are most likely to be produced from which type of cloud?
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Cumulonimbus
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Which instrument could tell you that conditions are right for flying a kite?
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An anemometer
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Which factor is usually recorded when gathering weather data?
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The temperature of the air
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What is the name of the boundary between air masses of different temperature and humidity?
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A front
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Large, dark, cumulonimbus clouds usually produce -
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thunderstorms
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The force of the air pushing down on Earth is called-
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air pressure
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Which is the name for the continuous cycle of water on Earth involving evaporation, condensation, and precipitation?
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The water cycle
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Which is the name given to rain, snow, sleet, hail, and anything that falls from the clouds?
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Precipitation
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Condensation refers to the process in which water changes from a gas to a liquid, forming -
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clouds
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Which term refers to a person who studies the weather?
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Meteorologist
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Meteorologists predict the weather of the future. This prediction is known as -
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a forecast
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Cirrus clouds are in the sky. What type of weather could be predicted?
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Clear, cool weather
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Cumulus clouds are in the air. What type of weather could be predicted?
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Nice weather
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Tornadoes are most likely to be produced from which type of cloud?
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Cumulonimbus
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Changes in air temperature can be measured using -
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a thermometer
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Changes in wind direction can be measured using -
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a weather vane
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Changes in wind speed can be measured using -
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an anemometer
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Barometers are used to measure
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air pressure
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Humidity is the term used for -
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water vapor
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Weather in the U.S. is most likely to move from
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California to Virginia
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The map indicates that there is a cold front over the eastern U.S. What type of weather will this most likely produce?
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Rain and thunderstorms
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Usually, cumulonimbus clouds are associated with weather that is -
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stormy
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