Weather and Climate

What does this symbol on a weather map indicate? 

• High pressure system
• Low pressure system
• Cold front
• Warm front

What does this symbol represent on a map?

• Warm/ Cold front

• Mountains

• Ridge

• Snow

What is the map symbol for fog?

• F

• =

• +

• //

What does this symbol represent on a map?

• Sandstorm

• smoke

• Sand

• Storms ahead

What does this symbol represent on a map?

• Rain

• Hail

• Mixed rain and snow

• Thunderstorms

What is the map symbol for snow?

• *

• =

• SS

• @

What is a disturbance in the atmosphere that has some or all of the following: Thunder, gusty winds, rain/ hail?

• Snow storm

• Just rain

• Thunderstorm

• Hurricane

What weather occurrence is described as a massive rotating storm which forms when warm moist air meets tropical water?

• Tsunami

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Thunderstorm

What weather occurrence is described as a rotating column of air which forms over dry land?

• Hurricane

• Thunderstorm

• Sand storm

• Tornado

Tornadoes are measured on the ___________ scale.

• Fujita

• Simpson

• Tornado

• big