Unit 3 - Predicting Weather

Scientists who study weather and try to predict it are called?

• astronomers

• climatologists

• meteorologists

• weatherologists

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Isobars are lines on a map joining places that have the same...

• wind speed.

• temperature.

• humidity.

• air pressure.

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Places shown on a weather map that have the same temperature are connected by...

• thermolines.

• isobars.

• thermobars.

• isotherms.

The boundary where unlike air masses meet, but do not easily mix is called...

• a front.

• an isobar.

• a jet stream.

• a westerlie.

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Clouds that occur at the highest altitude are usually...

• cirrus.

• stratus.

• cumulus.

• nimbus.

Flat layer clouds, that are a uniform dull color and cover most of the sky are called...

• cirrus.

• stratus.

• cumulus.

• nimbus.

Condensation and the formation of clouds begins as the rising air reaches its...

• dew point.

• maximum altitude.

• minimum altitude.

• evaporation point.

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What kind of weather would cumulonimbus clouds likely bring?

• clear and sunny

• hurricane

• light rain

• thunderstorms

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What 2 general characteristics help classify each cloud type?

• shape and altitude

• altitude and weather

• color and size

• size and shape

Which of the following sources of weather data would enable a meteorologist to follow the path of an approaching thunderstorm?

• a chart of data from nearby weather stations

• Doppler radar

• a network of aneroid barometers

• weather balloons