Weather Maps Practice

This symbol represents

• a cold front

• an occluded front 

• a stationary front

• a warm front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A low pressure system usually causes

• Clearing Weather

• Wet Weather

• Fair Weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

_______ pressure systems are characterized by fair weather.

• High

• Low

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

_______ pressure systems are characterized by cloudy, rainy weather.

• High

• Low

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Air moves away from the center of a _________ pressure system.

• High

• Low

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What direction is the warm front moving?

• Northwest

• Southeast

• Northeast

• Southwest

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What information do you not find on a weather map?

• cold front

• warm front

• high or low pressure

• seasons

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The _____________ the isobars on a map are to/from one another the ___________ the wind.

• closer, slower

• closer, faster

• farther, faster

What front does this symbol represent?

• warm front

• cold front

• stationary front

• occluded front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The cold front is moving

• east and southeast

• west and northwest

• north

• south

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5