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Understanding the Weather map

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the H mean on a weather map

a)

temperature

b)

High air pressure

c)

wind

d)

nothing

2.

What directions do the Blue H move in

a)

inwards

b)

counter clockwise

c)

Clockwise

d)

Outwards

3.

What does the L mean on a weather map?

a)

lower air pressure

b)

high air pressure

c)

lower tempatures

d)

cool map feature

4.

What direction does the red L move in?

a)

Left

b)

Inwards

c)

counter clockwise

d)

outwards

5.

Cold front

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

purple

6.

warm front

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

purple

d)

red and blue

7.

stationary front

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

blue and red

d)

purple

8.

occluded front

a)

blue

b)

red

c)

blue and red

d)

purple

9.

what is not in a cold front

a)

temperatures drop

b)

puffy clouds

c)

layered clouds

d)

heavy bursts of rain/snow

10.

what in not is a warm front

a)

layered clouds

b)

wind

c)

temperatures rise

d)

long period of steady rain

11.

what is not in a stationary front

a)

neither airmass gains ground

b)

thunder and lightning

c)

rain/snow/wind

d)

clouds of any type

12.

what is not in a occluded front

a)

layered clouds

b)

cold front "catches up" to the warm front

c)

snow/lightning/ rain

d)

wind

13.

Hot and dry

a)

forms over water in the southern latitudes

b)

forms over land in the northern latitudes

c)

forms over land in the southern latitudes

d)

forms over water in the northern latitudes

14.

cold and dry

a)

forms over water in the northern latitudes

b)

forms over land in the southern latitudes

c)

forms over water in the southern latitudes

d)

forms over land in the northern latitudes

15.

cold and wet (humid)

a)

forms over water in the southern latitudes

b)

forms over land in the northern latitudes

c)

forms over land in the southern latitudes

d)

forms over water in the northern latitudes

16.

warm and wet (humid)

a)

forms over water in the southern latitudes

b)

forms over land in the northern latitudes

c)

forms over water in the northern latitudes

d)

forms over land in the southern latitudes