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What is a cloud made of?
[A]
water droplets
[B]
gases
[C]
rain or snow
[D]
warm and dry
62
What kind of weather does a cold front usually bring?
[A]
warm
[B]
stormy
[C]
sunny
[D]
windy
63
What tool measures air pressure?
[A]
thermometer
[B]
anemometer
[C]
psychrometer
[D]
barometer
64
Which of the following increases air’s ability to hold water vapor?
[A]
increase in wind speed
[B]
increase in temperature
[C]
decrease in temperature
[D]
decrease in air pressure
Answer: increase in temperature
65
A windsock does NOT
[A]
consist of a cone-shaped bag.
[B]
measure wind speed.
[C]
measure wind direction.
[D]
allow wind to pass through it.
Answer: measure wind speed.
66
Which information can you get from a weather map?
[A]
a 5-day weather forecast
[B]
wind speeds and directions
[C]
the locations of cold fronts
[D]
barometric pressure
Answer: the locations of cold fronts
67
Which describes an altocumulus cloud?
[A]
high, feathery cloud
[B]
puffy mid-level cloud
[C]
low storm cloud
[D]
high cloud made of ice crystals
Answer: puffy mid-level cloud
68
A continental polar air mass forms in
[A]
the Pacific Ocean.
[B]
northern Canada.
[C]
the Gulf of Mexico.
[D]
the desert Southwest
69
Which of the following does NOT collect weather-related data from the upper atmosphere?
[A]
weather balloon
[B]
Doppler radar
[C]
psychrometer
[D]
weather satellite
70
Prevailing winds that travel to a region across a large body of water would probably make the region’s climate
[A]
warmer
[B]
wetter
[C]
cooler
[D]
drier
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