More meteorology

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Which weather tool measures air pressure? Options: thermometer, barometer, anemometer, psychrometer

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barometer

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Closely spaced isobars indicate a ________ pressure gradient and __________ winds.

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steep; high

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Winds in the Northern hemisphere are deflected to the ______________, because of the Coriolis effect.

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right

Front

The barometer shows the air pressure is dropping. What kind of weather will likely pass through our area in the coming days?

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cloudy and rainy weather

Front

What causes winds? Options: differences in precipitation, differences in humidity, differences in air pressure, spinning of earth's core

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differences in air pressure

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Three factors that combine to control wind are: heat, pressure differences and gravity; heat, pressure differences and friction; the Coriolis effect, pressure differences and friction; the Coriolis effect, pressure differences and gravity.

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the Coriolis effect, pressure differences and friction

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Lines on a map that connect places of equal air pressure are called

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Isobars

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The general movement of weather across the United States is from ____.

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west to east

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If Earth did not rotate, how would air at the equator move?

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Air would rise at the equator and move toward the poles.

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A device that measure wind speed is called a/an

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anemometer