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1. WHAT DO YOU CALL A SCIENTIST WHO SPECIALIZES IN
THE STUDY OF EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE AND WEATHER?
Meteorologist
2. IN WHAT DIRECTION TO COLD AND WARM FRONTS TEND
TO MOVE IN THE UNITED STATES?
From west to east
3. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE HIGH ALTITUDE WINDS
CAUSED BY TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AIR
MASSES?
A. Trade winds
B. Global winds
C. Jet stream
D. Front winds
4. WHAT IS INDICATED ALONG THE LENGTH OF AN
ISOBAR LINE?
The air pressure, which is the same all along the length of the
isobar line.
5. WHAT WEATHER WORD MEANS TO MAKE YOUR BEST
GUESS PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO VARIABLES SUCH
AS WIND SPEED AND AIR PRESSURE?
6. A STUDENT COLLECTED THIS WEATHER DATA FROM
THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER. WHAT CONCLUSION CAN SHE
DRAW FROM THIS DATA?
Weekly Weather Data
Cloudiness
Temperature (°F)
Wind
Direction
Wind speed
(mph)
Mon
Sunny
70
W
5
Tues
Cloudy
68
W
15
Wed
Partly Cloudy
64
W
15
Thurs
Sunny
67
W
20
Fri
Sunny
65
W
2
A. It is always sunny on Fridays.
C. This is the rainiest week in history.
B. The wind blew west all week.
D. Mondays are warmer than Thursdays.
The wind blew west all week.
7. THE TABLE COMPARES THE TEMPERATURES OF TWO CITIES AT THE
SAME LATITUDE. WHICH IDENTIFIES THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE IN
THIS INVESTIGATION?
Average Daily Temperatures
City
San Francisco, CA
Wichita, KS
A. temperature
January
High
Low
57°
46°
High
Low
41°
21°
B. month
July
High
66°
High
92°
C. charts
month
Low
54°
Low
70°
D. latitude
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