What is the unit of measurement used for humidity?
percent
If you were collecting data and providing evidence of typical weather patterns of a certain area, what would you would NOT need to know?: -wind speed or -number of stars in the sky
number of stars in the sky
The measure of the amount of water vapor in the air.
air pressure
humidity
temperature
precipitation
What's the unit of measurement used for wind speed?
km per hour
If you were collecting data and providing evidence of typical weather patterns of a certain area, what would you would NOT need to know: -temperature, -moon phase, -wind direction
moon phase
If you have a diagram of some air in a syringe showing 8 dots (to represent the air particles) in the uncompressed syringe, how many dots should you draw in the compressed syringe?
8 dots
What is the unit(s) of measurement used for temperature? (2 answers)
degrees Celcius/degrees Fahrenheit
What is used to measure air pressure?
barometer
If you were collecting data and providing evidence of typical weather patterns of a certain area, what would you would NOT need to know?: -air pressure, -humidity, -number of daylight hours
number of daylight hours
What is used to measure wind direction?
wind vane
When you push down on a closed syringe, the air molecules ...
become less dense
are pushed closer together and are more densely packed
get smaller and stay near the bottom
What is the unit of measurement used for air pressure?
millibars
As you go higher into the atmosphere, the air pressure ..
increases
stays the same
decreases
What occurs when air is forced into a smaller space?
weight
force
compression
expansion
What do you use to measure temperature?
Thermometer
True/False - Daily weather records help identify patterns of stable versus changeable weather conditions.
True
What is the unit of measurement used for wind direction?
north, south, east, west
Meteorologists record weather conditions multiple times each day to
let us know what to wear
give old people something to talk about
identify patterns over time to make predictions
identify all the factors that contribute to a weather system
The force of air on a surface; when increased, will result in increased temperature and density.
Humidity
Air Pressure
temperature
wind direction
When particles are compressed, they move how?
no change
slower
faster
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