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How high in the atmosphere does a weather balloon travel?
a) Through the troposphere and into the stratosphere
b) Up to the troposphere
c) Through the troposphere and stratosphere and into the mesosphere
d) Through the troposphere, stratosphere and mesosphere and into the thermosphere
Which weather instruments provides information on the size of storms-takes pictures from the thermosphere.
a) satellite
b) weather balloon
c) rain gauge
d) hygrometer
What weather instrument measures the amount of precipitation?
a) rain gauge
b) barometer
c) wind vane
d) anemometer
What weather instrument measures wind speed
a) anemometer
b) wind vane/weather vane
c) barometer
d) hygrometer
What instrument measures air pressure and what are its units?
a) A barometer in millibars or inches of mercury
b) A hygrometer or psychrometer in millibars or inches of mercury
c) A barometer in %
d) A hygrometer or psychrometer in %
What is humidity?
a) The amount of Water Vapor in the air
b) Current Air Pressure
c) The percentage of clouds covering the sky
d) The amount of rain that has fallen
What instrument measures humidity and what are its units?
a) A hygrometer or psychrometer in %
b) A barometer in %
c) A hygrometer or psychrometer in millibars or inches of mercury
d) A barometer in millibars or inches of mercury
If the barometer reading is Low what kind of weather would you expect in the area?
a) Cloudy/Stormy skies-thumbs down-lousy weather!
b) Cumulus Clouds
c) Sunshine
d) Clear skies-thumbs up-good weather!
If there is a High reading on the barometer what kind of weather would you expect in the area?
a) Clear skies-thumbs up-good weather!
b) Cloudy/Stormy skies-thumbs down-lousy weather!
c) Snow
d) Rain
What air masses meet in the middle of the United States and potentially create tornadoes?
a) Continental Polar and Maritime Tropical
b) Continental Tropical and Continental Polar
c) Continental Tropical and Maritime Polar
d) Maritime Polar and Maritime Tropical
What do we call the area in the middle of the United States that sees a lot of tornado activity?
a) tornado alley
b) tornado highway
c) a place I don't want to be
d) tornado block
Where do hurricanes that hit the east coast form?
a) Over the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean, near the equator.
b) Over the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean, near the equator
c) Over the cool waters of the Atlantic Ocean, near New England and Canada
d) Over the cool waters of the Pacific Ocean, near the Pacific Northwest and Canada
Which Pressure system has winds that spin counter-clockwise and is associated with stormy weather?
a) Low Pressure
b) No Pressure
c) So-so Pressure
d) High Pressure
Which Pressure system has winds that spin clockwise and is associated with clear skies?
a) High Pressure
b) Low Pressure
c) No Pressure
d) So-so Pressure
Which weather symbol is purple and has triangles and semi circles on the same side of the line? This front cuts warm air off entirely.
a) occluded front
b) cold front
c) warm front
d) stationary front
Which weather symbol is red semi-circles on one side and blue triangles on the other? This symbol indicates two different weak fronts that lead to several days of rain.
a) stationary front
b) cold front
c) occluded front
d) warm front
Which weather symbol is blue triangles and identifies a front that moves in quickly, often bringing quick, violent storms with it?
a) cold front
b) warm front
c) occluded front
d) stationary front
Which weather symbol is red semi-circles and represents a front that usually brings light precipitation and warmer temperatures?
a) warm front
b) cold front
c) occluded front
d) stationary front
1 centimeter of rain is equal to how many centimeters of snow?
a) 10
b) 15
c) 20
d) 25
Why are coastal towns like Virginia Beach a few degrees warmer in the winter than inland cities like Manassas?
a) Because the ocean water holds onto the heat from the summer and slowly releases that heat throughout the year
b) Because the coast is closer to the sun in the winter
c) Because inland towns don't get any sunlight
d) Because sunlight doesn't reach inland as well in the winter
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