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According to this picture, what kind of air is the Jet Stream bringing to most of the continental USA?

• Warmer Air

• Colder Air

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Malik was given a weather station for his birthday. The picture below shows one of the instruments on the weather station. What does the instrument measure?

• rainfall

• humidity

• air pressure

• air temperature

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Dasha made the following object and placed it outside during a storm. Which of the following will Dasha be able to determine?

• the type of precipitation

• the amount of precipitation

• the direction of the precipitation

• the temperature of the precipitation

Bridget tells her friend Alexis that she thinks the humidity is high because her hair is more curly than normal. Which tool could Alexis use to determine if the humidity is high?

• a barometer

• a wind vane

• a hygrometer

• a thermometer

A cold front forms when a mass of cold air moves under warm air. As a cold front passes over an area, the air pressure drops and the area becomes a low-pressure zone. Which type of weather are you most likely to see when a cold front passes over an area?

• thunderstorms

• clear skies

• light winds

• short showers

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The figures below show three instruments used to measure weather conditions. What weather conditions match the readings on the instruments?

• precipitation: 25 °C; barometric pressure: 6 cm; temperature:1013 mb

• precipitation: 1013 mb;

  barometric pressure: 6 cm; temperature:

  25 °C

• precipitation: 6 cm; barometric pressure: 1013 mb; temperature: 25 °C

• precipitation: 25 °C; barometric pressure:1013 cm; temperature: 6 mb

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Deanna measured the temperature and humidity every afternoon for four days. She recorded the results in the table below.
Which day could Deanna conclude was the most hot and humid?

• Monday

• Tuesday

• Wednesday

• Thursday

A student made the object below. What weather condition is the object designed to measure?

• rainfall

• windspeed

• humidity

• air pressure

During a class experiment, each student recorded information about the weather conditions every 2 hours. The following table below shows the information that Andy recorded.Which of the following could Andy use to provide more accurate information?

• wind vane

• barometer

• hygrometer

• thermometer

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A weather report predicts that it will be a sunny and dry day. What weather condition best explains the predicted weather?

• high precipitation

• high humidity

• low air pressure

• high air pressure

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