Air Masses and High and Low Pressure

Which type of weather is most often produced by a low air pressure system?

• cold

• hot

• rainy

• sunny

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How would weather change if a high pressure system replaced a low pressure system?

• stormy and rainy

• humid and warmer

• cooler and less humidity

• warmer with strong winds

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Which condition is connected with rainy weather?

• low temperatures

• high temperatures

• low air pressure systems

• high air pressure systems

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When a low pressure system moves into N.C., which kind of weather will most likely occur?

• cold and dry

• fair and sunny

• clear and humid

• rainy and windy

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Which most likely produces clear, cool weather?

• zero air pressure

• high air pressure

• stable air pressure

• high pressure system

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The air pressure has been dropping. What weather will happen as a result?

• increasingly clear skies and more wind

• increasingly clear skies and dry weather

• increasingly cloudy skies and possible storms

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Which best describes the type of weather associated with low air pressure?

• clear and dry

• sunny and cold

• sunny with high winds

• cloudy with precipitation

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Which type of air pressure do clear skies indicate?

• high pressure

• low pressure

• zero pressure

• medium pressure

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Which is the best indicator that precipitation is on the way?

• low pressure

• low humidity

• low temperature

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Which is most associated with a thunderstorm?

• low air pressure

• high air pressure

• winds blowing from the west

• winds blowing from the east

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