Weather forecasts

Which instrument measures air temperature?

• barometer
• thermometer
• anemometer

Which tool would gather information for an upper-air weather report? 

• radiosonde
• station model
• anemometer

Which situation is not a use of Doppler radar? 

• measuring wind speed
• detecting precipitation
• identifying weather fronts

What do closely spaced isobars indicate about wind? 

• no wind
• weak wind
• strong winds

Visibility is often measured using a radiosonde. 

• True
• False

A visibility satellite image is useful for determining cloud cover. 

• True
• False

A station model is put together using only data from surface weather reports. 

• True
• False

Computer weather models are made by solving complex math formulas. 

• True 
• False

A cold front on a weather map is shown by a line of triangles

• True
• False

The amount of cloud cover is determined using 

• isotherms.
• a barometer. 
• Doppler radar
• visible satellite images.