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The ___________ is the driving force for weather on Earth.
a) Moon
b) Sun
c) Stars
d)

Hot air ___________.
a) Falls
b) Rises
c)
d)

What is more dense?
a) 150 pound dumbbell
b) 150 pound person
c)
d)

The pressure gradient is:
a) similarities in air pressure between high and low pressure areas
b) difference in air pressure between high and low pressure areas
c)
d)

Wind results from ___________________ difference in air pressure.
a) vertical
b) horizontal
c)
d)

What is an isotherm?
a) A line connecting equal temperature on a weather map
b) A line connecting equal pressure on a weather map
c)
d)

What is an isobar?
a) A line connecting equal temperature on a weather map
b) A line connecting equal pressure on a weather map
c)
d)

Low pressure systems will give you ____________________.
a) Clear skies
b) Storms/Precipitation
c)
d)

High pressure systems will give you _____________________.
a) Clear skies
b) Storms/Precipitaion
c)
d)

Air pressure moves from ___________ to _____________ areas of concentration.
a) low to high
b) high to low
c)
d)

In the northern hemisphere, wind blows ___________ around areas of high pressure.
a) counterclockwise
b) clockwise
c)
d)

In the northern hemisphere, wind blows ___________ around areas of high pressure.
a) counterclockwise
b) clockwise
c)
d)

a barometer measures: ___________
a) temperature
b) pressure
c)
d)

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