ES13B - Pre Quiz - Weather Prediction and Storms

Slight changes in the atmosphere can cause large changes in the ____________.
1. water pressure
2. weather
3. stream flow
4. rock cycle
________ study storms like rain, snow, hurricanes or thunderstorms.
1. Geologists
2. Meteorologists
3. Weatherologists
4. Urologists
We measure ___________ with a rain gauge
1. wind speed
2. air pressure
3. rain
4. wind direction
We measure ___________ with a anemometer.
1. wind direction
2. air pressure
3. wind speed
4. rain
We measure ___________ with a barometer.
1. rain
2. air pressure
3. wind speed
4. wind direction
We measure ___________ with a wind vane.
1. wind direction
2. wind speed
3. rain
4. air pressure
Weather stations, satellites, and _________ are used to gather information about the weather.
1. radar
2. feathers
3. almanacs
4. caterpillars
Lines on a weather map that have the same air pressure are __________.
1. isobars
2. isotherms
3. isowinds
4. thermobars
Lines on a weather map that have the same air temperature are __________.
1. isotherms
2. thermobars
3. isowinds
4. isobars
Thunder causes lightning.
1. false
2. true
A __________front is made of warmer humid air and usually brings precipitation.
1. cold
2. warm
3. backwards
4. heat
A low pressure center of a hurricane is the ___________________.
1. edge
2. back
3. front
4. eye
A hurricane is a(n) ____________ in the Northern Hemisphere.
1. cyclone
2. anticyclone
3. high pressure
4. cold pressure
_________________ form from a tropical cyclone.
1. Hurricanes
2. Antihuricanes
3. Cold fronts
4. Static fronts
For every 5 seconds between the flash and the sound, a lightning bolt is ____________ away
1. 1 mile
2. too far
3. 5 miles
4. 1/5th mile

ES13B - Pre Quiz - Weather Prediction and Storms

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