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• What kind of weather comes with a low
pressure system?
• What instrument measures air pressure?
• What instrument measures relative humidity?
(Hint: Our recent lab activity.)
• If the barometer reading falls, what do we
know about the weather?
• What will warm, moist air moving over a
mountain range do?
• What do we call precipitation that falls
through freezing air close to the ground?
• If enough energy is absorbed by liquid water,
what happens to the water?
• What kind of storms do cold fronts produce?
• What kind of storms do warm fronts produce?
• When warm air moves into cold air, that is
called a . . .
• When cold air moves into warm air, that is
called a . . .
• Describe what happens during a cold front.
• How do winds in the Northern Hemisphere
move in a low pressure system?
• How do winds in the Northern Hemisphere
move in a high pressure system?
• The most severe thunderstorms
are caused by . . .
• What determines the type of air mass that
forms?
• What makes areas by the ocean warmer in
winter and cooler in summer, compared to
inland areas?
• What happens when an air mass moves
upward quickly?
• What does “nimbo-” or “-nimbus” (as in
cumulonimbus clouds) mean?
• What kind of clouds bring thunderstorms
and/or hail?
• Why are weather satellites better than ground
instruments?
• What information can Doppler radar give us?
• What do meteorologists make from their
computer data to help them forecast the
weather?
• What are you measuring when you collect data
such as air pressure, humidity, temperature, etc.?
• How does Doppler radar save lives?
• How does Doppler radar measure snow or rain?
• What do all the weather stations, world-wide,
do with the information they collect?
• High pressure equals . . .
• High pressure equals . . .
• Low pressure equals . . .
• Low pressure equals . . .
• How does a hurricane form?
• Why do the mid-central United States have
more tornadoes?
• True or False: A tornado travels a predictable
path if it touches down.
• Why do hurricanes develop over oceans?
• What is an “anticyclone”?
• In the United States, what direction do air
masses move? (Hint: Same as wind.)
• Look at this weather map. What do the “L”
and “H” indicate?
• What do meteorologists use on a weather
map to convey information?
• What is this air mass called and which way is it
moving?
• What is this air mass
called and which way is
it moving?
• What is this air mass called and which way is it
moving?
• What is this air mass called and which way is it
moving?
• What will temperatures in Chicago be
like in the next few days?