Forecasting Weather

Question 0

A person who makes predictions based on data on atmospheric conditions is

Answer 0

Meteorologist

Question 1

How far ahead does the weather forecasts predict the weather

Answer 1

3 to 5 days before

Question 2

Measures wind direction

Answer 2

Windsock

Question 3

Carries electronic equipment that measures weather conditions above Earth’s surface

Answer 3

Weather balloon

Question 4

Measures air pressure

Answer 4

Barometer

Question 5

Measure air temperature

Answer 5

Thermometer

Question 6

Measures windspeed

Answer 6

Anemometer

Question 7

Weather balloons carry equipment that measures what three things

Answer 7

Temperature,air pressure,relative humidity

Question 8

How do weather balloon send measurements to weather stations on the ground

Answer 8

Meteorologists track them

Question 9

The liquid in a thermometer moves up the glass tube when the air temperature

Answer 9

Increases

Question 10

In what two ways can a hurricane cause a great deal of damage

Answer 10

Strong winds can knock things down

and storm surges can flood places

Question 11

Which is not a safety measure during a thunderstorm
A tree
B stay low to the ground 
C stay away from water 
D listen to the radio

Answer 11

Stand near a tree

Question 12

What does a tornado warning mean

Answer 12

That a tornado has been spotted

Question 13

What is the most important safety measure during a hurricane

Answer 13

Do not go outside

Question 14

How does a barometer work

Answer 14

Glass tube put in Mercury

Mercury rises as air pressure increases

Question 15

The technology that shows the form, amount, and location of precipitation is called

Answer 15

Radar

Question 16

What is a special type of radar meteorologists use to predict when a tornado might touch down

Answer 16

Doppler radar

Question 17

As they orbit Earth, what provides images of weather systems that we see on television weather reports

Answer 17

Weather satellites

Question 18

Where does the National Weather Service get its information for it’s weather maps

Answer 18

From 1000 weather stations

Question 19

A representation of a weather station on a map is called a

Answer 19

Station model

Question 20

The lines on a weather map that connect points of equal air pressure are

Answer 20

Isobars

Question 21

What does an isobar that is a closed circle represent

Answer 21

Areas of high or low pressure

Question 22

What instrument measures air pressure

Answer 22

A barometer

Question 23

How does radar help meteorologists forecast the weather

Answer 23

It tells the location, movement, and amount of precipitation

Question 24

What does a station model represent

Answer 24

A weather station

Question 25

Why would a meteorologist compare a new weather map with one that is 24 h old

Answer 25

To see if the weather changed

Question 26

How might several station models from different regions plotted on a map help a meteorologist

Answer 26

It could tell where weather was coming from