Vriend Weather 1

Question 1

What do we call the condition of the atmosphere at a specific place and time?

Answer 1

Weather

Question 2

What is Dew point?

Answer 2

The amount of moisture in the air. The higher the Dew point the higher the moisture in the air.

Question 3

What instrument is used to measure air pressure?

Answer 3

Barometer

Question 4

What instrument is used to measure temperature?

Answer 4

Thermometer

Question 5

What instrument is used to measure wind speed?

Answer 5

Anemometer

Question 6

What instrument is used to measure air moisture?

Answer 6

Hygrometer

Question 7

Does air pressure increase or decrease ahead of an approaching storm system?

Answer 7

It will most likely decrease ahead of an approaching storm system.

Question 8

What causes wind?

Answer 8

A difference in air pressure

Question 9

What happens when a cooler air mass meets a warm air mass at the surface of Earth?

Answer 9

Stormy weather patterns develop when warm and cold air meet and neither pushes the other out - known as a Stationary Front

Question 10

What controls Earth’s temperature?

Answer 10

The atmosphere that surrounds Earth