Weather Review

Which city will experience warmer temperatures in the near future?

• Houston because it is in a high pressure area

• St. Louis because a cold front and low pressure are approaching

• Atlanta because a warm front is approaching

• Minneapolis because it is raining

  

A high pressure system is located north of New York City. What type of weather will be experienced there?

• clear, sunny skies
• cloudy and rainy

What happens to hurricanes as ocean water gets warmer?

• They get stronger.

• They weaken.

• Nothing.

How does the air feel in high pressure?

• warm and humid

• cool and dry

What are weather conditions like in low pressure?

• Sunny, clear, dry

• Widespread, steady rain

• Heavy rain and thunderstorms

• Cloudy, stormy skies, humid

In what direction is the warm front traveling?

• North West
• North East
• South West
• South East

Atmospheric conditions with short term changes of a certain place and at a certain time is called

• Climate

• Weather

• Both Climate and Weather

On the diagram conditions report a barometric tendency of ________ and visibility of ________

• 1.7mb rising steady, 61 mi

• 3.0mb falling steady, 3 mi

• 19.8mb rising steady, 61 mi

• 1.7mb falling steady, 198 mi

Which of the sketches represents an occluded front?

• 3

• 4

• 1

• 2

Which of the sketches represents a stationary front?

• 2

• 1

• 4

• 3