Understanding Weather - Chapter 3, Section 4
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| What is the purpose of isobars? | To connect points of equal air pressure on a weather map
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| Images of weather systems on television come from | Weather Satellites
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| Which information can you get from a weather map? | The locations of cold fronts
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| A windstock does not | Measure wind speed
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| Isobars indicate | Air pressure
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| What collects weather related data from the upper atmosphere? | Psychrometer
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| What tool measures air pressure? | Barometer
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| Wind speed can be measured with a | Anemometer
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| Three occupations that weather forcasts are essential: | Farmers, Airplane pilots, and Space scientists
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| Why would water not be a good fluid to use in a thermometer? | It expands when it freezes
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| What advantage do weather satellites have over ground-based? | Satellites gather information from much higher points then ground-based can.
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| Why are there so many station models used to gather weather data in the U.S.? | Because the country is so large and the atmosphere is always changing.
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| What measures air pressure? | Barometer
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| What measures wind speed? | Anemometer
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| What measures the direction of wind? | Windsock
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| What locates precipitation? | Radar
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| What measures air temperature? | Thermometer
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| What tracks the location, movement, and amount of precipitation? | Radar
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