Weather Tools (Quiz 3)

Question 0

Measures humidity

Answer 0

Hydrometer

Question 1

Measures air pressure

Answer 1

Barometer

Question 2

Measures wind

Answer 2

Anemometer

Question 3

What are weather maps used for?

Answer 3

To show forecasts. They use different symbols to indicate things like weather conditions, wind speed, and cloud coverage.

Question 4

Isobars

Answer 4

Lines on weather maps that indicate equal air pressure. When they’re close together, they’re stronger.

Question 5

Isobars form a closed loop, and the center is called a…

Answer 5

Pressure center

Question 6

Low pressure centers

Answer 6

Cloudy and rainy

Question 7

High pressure centers have

Answer 7

Fair weather

Question 8

Cold front

Answer 8

Fast moving cold air moves under a slower air mass and pushes it up

Question 9

Clouds form, high winds, thunderstorms, heavy precipitation are formed at

Answer 9

Cold fronts

Question 10

Severe weather is short lived and represented by blue triangles

Answer 10

Cold fronts

Question 11

Warm front

Answer 11

Mass of warm air moves toward and over a cold mass and cold air

Question 12

How are clouds formed?

Answer 12

When warm air is pushed over cold air and it cools

Question 13

Represented by semicircles

Answer 13

Warm fronts

Question 14

Stationary front

Answer 14

To air masses meet but none of them goes over or under, but side by side

Question 15

Light winds and little precipitation. Represented by red semicircles and blue triangles.

Answer 15

Stationary Front

Question 16

Occluded Front

Answer 16

Warm air mass catches between two cold air masses

Question 17

Strong winds and heavy percipitation. Represented by triangles and semicircles

Answer 17

Occluded Front

Question 18

the tilt of the Earth on its axis

Answer 18

Seasons are caused by

Question 19

23.5 degrees

Answer 19

How the Earth is tilted

Question 20

Occurs twice a year when the sun is at 23.5• S and 23.5• N

Answer 20

Solstice

Question 21

Summer Solstice occurs when?

Answer 21

June 21

Question 22

When does the Winter Solstice occur?

Answer 22

December 21

Question 23

Halfway between the solstice- daylight and darkness are equal. Mark the beginning of spring and autumn. March 21, September 22

Answer 23

Equinox