Weather Quiz

What is Air Pressure

• How big air is

• The weight of air pressing up an area

• The weight of air pressing down on a given area

• Pressure you put in tires

What is a Barometer

• Unit used for air pressure

• Measures the air pressure

• A tool used to see how much something weighs

• A car tool to add more air in tires

What are Millibars

• A candy bar

• Measure air pressure

• Unit used for air pressure

• Contour lines, but for air pressure

What are Isobars

• Contour lines but for air presssure

• Contour lines

• A tool for wind

• A tool for air pressure

What is wind

• Air that is moving parallel to the ground

• Air moving perbendicular

What is a current

• Air that is moving parallel to the ground

• Air that is moving perpendicular

• Ocean current

• Water moving throughout the ocean

How is wind named

• It is named for the direction where the wind comes from

• It is named after the currents

• It is named after where the location of the breeze is

What direction dose the wind flow

• It flows high to low pressure

• It flows low to high pressure

What is an Anemometer used for

• To measure wind speed

• To measure wind direction

• To find where the wind is coming from

• To help study the winds movements

What is humidity

• Water evaporating from a surface

• % of water the air is holding compared to the maximum amount it can hold

  
  

• The amount of water vapor in the air

• A form of condensation