Weather Technology

We can use meteorlolgists' _____________ to help predict the weather.

• patterns

• weather

• climate

• forecasts

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What is a meteorologist?

• A type of cloud.

• A weather instrument.

• A scientist who studies weather.

• A person who likes weather.

What direction is the cold front moving?

• Northwest

• Southeast

• Northeast

• Southwest

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I was not surprised when the weather forecast called for 100% ________ on such a damp, dreary day when everything was covered with dew.

• fog

• dew

• humidity

• sunshine

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One of the quickest ways to check for weather changes is to check which of these?

• a barometer

• a thermometer

• an anemometer

• a psychrometer

How do meteorologists send instruments that measure temperature, air pressure, and humidity, up into the atmosphere?

• in an airplane

• on a helicopter

• in a rocket

• on a weather balloon

Weather balloons take instruments to what layers of the atmosphere?

• troposphere and lower stratosphere

• exosphere and inoshpere

• mesosphere and upper stratosphere

• thermosphere and lower mesosphere

What was the name of the first weather satellite that was launched in 1960?

• Terra

• TIROS-1

• METSAT

• Vanguard 2

What do meteorologists call the lines that join places with the same temperature?

• isobars

• isotherms

• anisobars

• anisotherms

What is the name of this weather technology?

• Weather Balloon

• Weather Radar

• Weather Satellite

• Weather Buoy