Weather Maps

What type of weather might you notice near a LOW PRESSURE area?

• Precipitation

• Sunny skies

• Dry air masses

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the correct definition of a COLD front?

• When a warm air mass overrides a cold air mass

• When a cold front catches up to a warm front

• When a cold air mass moves under a warm air mass

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Isobars on a weather map show areas of EQUAL pressure. If the Isobars are close together, what does it tell you about the weather in that area on a map?

• It is sunny and calm

• It is humid and windy

• It is windy

• It is raining

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Look at the point labeled A on the weather map. What kind of weather can you expect in this area?

• Sunny and calm winds

• Sunny and very windy

• Rainy and windy

• Cold, snow, and calm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

High Pressure Systems generally bring what kind of weather?

• Sunny skies

• Cloudy skies

• Rain and precipitation

• Windy weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Look at the weather map. What type of air front is heading toward San Francisco?

• Cold front

• Warm front

• Stationary front

• Occluded front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Continental air masses have characteristically ______ air.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Match the following

• forms over water: wet

• tropical (T)

• forms over tropical regions; warm

• continental (c)

• forms over land: dry

• maritime (m)

• forms over polar regions; Cold

• polar (P)

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What direction is the cold front moving?

• Northwest
• Southeast
• Northeast
• Southwest

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which city can expect to see an increase in temperatures over the next 24 hours?

• Billings, Montana
• Atlanta, Georgia
• Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Miami, Florida

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6