High pressure is associated with what type of weather?
good / fair / mild / clear / sunny
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Which 2 choices will the air mass (letter A) bring to location B since it is coming from the Gulf of Mexico in the south? CHOICES: A) more moist air, B) more dry air, C) warmer temps, D) colder temps
more moist air and warmer temps
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What direction is the cold front down by Florida and Georgia moving?
East
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Data describing seasonal rainfall amounts over a 100 year period would be used to describe (CLIMATE or WEATHER)?
Climate
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Dropping temperatures, strong winds, and heavy precipitation describe the weather associated with a _______ front.
occluded
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What type of weather does a cold front bring into an area?
Severe weather (thunderstorms, blizzards, etc.) followed by cooler temperatures
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What is the main difference between climate and weather?
Climate is how the atmosphere behaves over a LONG period of time. Weather describes the SHORT term conditions of the atmosphere (hour to hour or day to day).
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What happens to air pressure as you go higher in altitude? (Remember Flat Stanley buried under the books? As you go higher in the book stack, is there less pressure or more?)
Air pressure is less as you go higher in altitude.
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"Light precipitation and warmer temperatures afterward" describes the weather that a ______ front can bring.
warm
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How can you tell which direction a front is moving on a weather map?
by the direction the shapes (triangles, half circles) are pointing
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Name the weather front symbols in the picture from top to bottom.
1) cold; 2) warm; 3) occluded; 4) stationary
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When a fast moving cold air mass hits a warm air mass and pushes the warm air mass up in the air quickly, what kind of weather is likely? (CHOICES: A) warmer weather, B) clear, sunny skies, C) light precipitation, D) severe weather
severe weather
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What is the term for a measurement of how much moisture is in the air? (CHOICES: A) pressure, B) humidity, C) precipitation, D) temperature