Weather and Climate

What is weather?

• The average weather conditions in outer space

• The average weather conditions in a large area over time

• The outdoor conditions at a specific time and place

• The outdoor conditions in the thermosphere

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What are the average weather conditions in a large area over time?

• Weather

• Climate

• Temperature

• Air Pressure

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What is a weather map?

• An image that represents all climates

• A map showing climate change

• An image that represents weather conditions

• A map showing the weather over a large area

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What is an image that represents weather conditions?

• Weather Map

• Weather Front

• Weather Symbol

• Weather Balloon

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What is a High Pressure System?

• A pressure system that brings clear skies and calm weather

• A pressure system that brings hot and humid weather

• A pressure system that brings clouds and precipitation

• A pressure system that brings tornadoes and hail

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Which pressure system brings clouds and precipitation?

• Cold Pressure System

• High Pressure System

• Warm Pressure System

• Low Pressure System

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What is a weather front?

• An air mass and a pressure system

• A combination of two air masses

• A boundary between two air masses

• A combination of two pressure systems

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What type of front occurs when a cold air mass replaces a warm air mass?

• Stationary Front

• Warm Front

• Occluded Front

• Cold Front

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What is a wind vane?

• A tool that measures wind direction

• A tool that measures wind speed

• A tool that measures wind strength

• A tool that measures wind temperature

Which type of front combines a cold air mass and a warm air mass?

• Warm Front

• Occluded Front

• Stationary Front

• Cold Front

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