7Sci_Ch 3,Sec 4 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What is the purpose of isobars? | To connect points of equal air pressure on a weather map |
Images of weather systems on television come from | Weather Satellites |
Which information can you get from a weather map? | The locations of cold fronts |
A windstock does not | Measure wind speed |
Isobars indicate | Air pressure |
What collects weather related data from the upper atmosphere? | Psychrometer |
What tool measures air pressure? | Barometer |
Wind speed can be measured with a | Anemometer |
Three occupations that weather forcasts are essential: | Farmers, Airplane pilots, and Space scientists |
Why would water not be a good fluid to use in a thermometer? | It expands when it freezes |
What advantage do weather satellites have over ground-based? | Satellites gather information from much higher points then ground-based can. |
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. |
What measures air pressure? | Barometer |
What measures wind speed? | Anemometer |
What measures the direction of wind? | Windsock |
What locates precipitation? | Radar |
What measures air temperature? | Thermometer |
What tracks the location, movement, and amount of precipitation? | Radar |
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