How weather forecasting works, including barometric pressure, fronts, and common forecast terms, one concept per card.
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35 basic cards for General Weather and Climate. It opens with "What instrument measures atmospheric pressure, a key tool in weather" and "What term describes air pressure dropping, which often signals an approaching". More Game Night and Road Trips decks are listed below.
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- What instrument measures atmospheric pressure, a key tool in weather forecasting?
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A barometer- What term describes air pressure dropping, which often signals an approaching storm?
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Falling barometric pressure- What term describes air pressure rising, which often signals clearing, fair weather?
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Rising barometric pressure- What weather system, associated with clockwise rotation in the Northern Hemisphere, typically brings clear, calm weather?
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A high-pressure system- What weather system, associated with counterclockwise rotation in the Northern Hemisphere, typically brings clouds and precipitation?
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A low-pressure system- What instrument measures temperature?
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A thermometer- What instrument measures humidity, the amount of water vapor in the air?
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A hygrometer- What instrument measures wind speed?
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An anemometer- What device measures the amount of rainfall over a period of time?
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A rain gauge- What weather technology sends radio waves to detect precipitation, storms, and their movement?
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Radar (Doppler radar)- What technology, orbiting Earth, captures images of cloud cover and storm systems from space?
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Weather satellites- What term describes the boundary between two air masses of different temperature or humidity?
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A weather front- What term describes a stationary boundary between air masses that is not moving significantly in either direction?
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A stationary front- What term describes a fast-moving cold front overtaking a slower warm front?
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An occluded front- What term describes computer simulations of the atmosphere used to predict future weather conditions?
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Numerical weather prediction (weather models)
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