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Weather Maps

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
what are isobars?
a)
lines connecting places of equal temperature
b)
lines drawn connecting places of equal pressure
c)
lines drawn to places of different temperatures
d)
lines drawn to places of different pressures
2.
___________is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.
a)
air pressure
b)
density
c)
volume
d)
none of the above
3.

The movement in the air caused by differences in air pressure ?

a)

Rain

b)

Wind

c)

Air

4.
A low pressure system usually causes 
a)
Clearing Weather 
b)
Wet Weather
c)
Fair Weather 
5.

_______ pressure systems are characterized by sinking air.

a)

High

b)

Low

6.

_______ pressure systems are characterized by rising air.

a)

High

b)

Low

7.

_______ pressure systems are characterized by fair weather.

a)

High

b)

Low

8.

_______ pressure systems are characterized by cloudy, rainy weather.

a)

High

b)

Low

9.

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

a)

High

b)

Low

10.

This is when the rotation of the Earth deflects the direction of the wind.

a)

convergent effect

b)

marginal effect

c)

Coriolis effect

d)

Mariolis effect

11.
The main reason land and sea breezes exist is because: 
a)
the earth revolves around the sun
b)
the earth is tilted on an axis
c)
of the temperature difference between land and water
d)
of global warming
12.
This symbol represents
a)
a cold front
b)
an occluded front 
c)
a stationary front
d)
a warm front
13.
What direction is the cold front moving?
a)
Northwest
b)
Southeast
c)
Northeast
d)
Southwest
14.

What information do you not find on a weather map?

a)

cold front

b)

warm front

c)

high or low pressure

d)

seasons

15.

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

a)

closer, slower

b)

closer, faster

c)

farther, faster

16.

What front does this symbol represent?

a)

warm front

b)

cold front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

17.

What type of front does this symbol represent?

a)

warm front

b)

cold front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

18.

The cold front is moving

a)

east and southeast

b)

west and northwest

c)

north

d)

south

19.

Why do you see precipitation near the L? (select 2 answers)

a)

because that is low pressure and that is where air rises, forming clouds

b)

because that is where air is falling and it brings rain with it

c)

because southern Ohio is always rainy this time of year

d)

because the cold front is meeting the warm front which forces warm air to rise rapidly forming clouds

20.

You would expect to see clouds forming and possible precipitation

a)

in Utah (the H)

b)

in Florida

c)

in Nebraska (between the H and the L)

d)

in Indiana

21.

When a cold front moves in

a)

it forces warm air to rise rapidly creating big clouds and likely rain

b)

it pushes against warm air and becomes a stationary front

c)

the cold air goes above the warm air causing a clear sky

d)

it forms a wedge and the warm air slowly rises and may form small clouds