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Core Knowledge Meteorology Study Guide
Use the word bank to complete questions 1-30.
anemometer
condensation
barometer
cumulus
cirrus
evaporation
climate
high pressure
cold
hot
cold front
hurricane
lightning
low pressure
meteorology
precipitation
prevailing
radiation
run-off
satellites
stratus
temperature
thunder
tornado
warm front
weather
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6. A ___________________ measures air pressure.
7. The conditions of the troposphere at a specific time and place is called _________________.
8. A _________________ wind is a wind that blows from a consistent direction over time.
9. _________________ is the movement of electrical charges from one cloud to another or from
a cloud to the ground.
10. ___________________ help us predict the weather by observing the atmosphere and Earth.
11. A summary of the weather conditions over a long period of time is called _______________.
12. ________________ air rises and _______________ air falls.
13. The study of the atmosphere and weather is called _________________.
14. __________________ is the measure of the hotness in an environment.
15. A very fast spiraling wind caused by an extreme drop in pressure and rising air; associated
with a funnel cloud is called a _________________.
16. ________________ the boundary between an advancing and rising warm air mass and a
retreating cold air mass.
17. A large tropical storm with winds greater than 74 miles per hour is called
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18. A _____________________ is a device that measures the speed of wind.
19. The boundary between an advancing cold air mass and a retreating warm air mass
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20. The location where the force of the air is greater than the surrounding atmosphere; resulting
in cool, fair weather is called a _______________________ system.
21. The sound produced by the rapid heating and expanding of air in the path of a lightning
discharge is called ______________________.
Label the 3 main types of clouds:
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25. Explain how a cloud forms.
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Label the following weather symbols:
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