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Interpreting Weather Maps

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A cold front is approaching Minneapolis. What will happen to the air temperature?
a)
stay the same
b)
increase
c)
decrease
2.
What direction is the cold front moving?
a)
Northwest
b)
Southeast
c)
Northeast
d)
Southwest
3.
Which city can expect to see an increase in temperatures over the next 24 hours?
a)
Billings, Montana
b)
Atlanta, Georgia
c)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
d)
Miami, Florida
4.
What direction is the cold front moving on the map? 
a)
Southwest
b)
Northwest
c)
Southeast
d)
Northeast
5.

What city will experience decreasing temperatures in the next day?

a)

Denver

b)

El Paso

c)

Memphis

d)

Los Angeles

6.

What is the weather like in Los Angeles?

a)

fair and dry

b)

Sunny

c)

rainy and storms

d)

Cold

7.

On the weather map, which area just had a cold front move through?

a)

Little Rock

b)

Chicago

c)

New York

d)

Miami

8.

According to the weather map, which city is experiencing many days of rain?

a)

Little Rock

b)

New York

c)

Seattle

d)

Orlando

9.

Which city on the map will have an increase in temperature over the next 24 hours?

a)

Atlanta

b)

Denver

c)

St. Louis

d)

Billings

10.

Click the map.

The star is BUFFALO, NY

What is the approximate air pressure in Buffalo on this map?

a)

984

b)

992

c)

996

d)

1000

11.

Based on the information provided in the weather map, which city shown most recently saw a rise in air pressure?

a)

Baltimore

b)

Jacksonville

c)

Portland

d)

Rapid City

12.
Choose the best forecast for Dallas on Saturday.
a)
thunderstorms
b)
snow
c)
warmer temperatures
d)
clear skies
13.

Based on the weather map, which city will most likely experience decreasing temperatures during the next 24 hours?

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

14.

Tim said that Chicago is most likely to experience rainy weather. Jennifer thinks that Dallas is most likely to experience rainy weather.

Which student is correct?

a)

Tim because Chicago is the closest to a low pressure system and they produce precipitation.

b)

Jennifer because high pressure systems produce precipitation

c)

Both students are correct because all systems produce precipitation

d)

Neither of the students are correct because the cities are not close enough to the system.

15.

Based on the map, which city is most likely to experience PARTLY CLOUDY skies today?

a)

Atlanta

b)

San Francisco

c)

Seattle

d)

Billings

16.

Which city on the map will have the COLDEST temperature during this day?

a)

Chicago

b)

Detroit

c)

San Francisco

d)

Seattle

17.

The temperature in New York today is 80 degrees. Based on front movements on the map what is the MOST LIKELY high temperature in a few days?

a)

80 degrees

b)

77 degrees

c)

90 degrees

d)

68 degrees

18.

Based on the map, what is the MOST LIKELY temperature for North Carolina in this time period?

a)

81 degrees

b)

68 degrees

c)

75 degrees

d)

55 degrees

19.

Based on the map, what is the most likely type of clouds you will find on the coast of NC?

a)

Cumulonimbus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Cirrus

d)

Stratus

20.

What is the most likely type of clouds you will find along the stationary front that is bringing steady rain in the North Midwest?

a)

cirrus

b)

nimbostratus

c)

altostratus

d)

cumulonimbus

21.

A high pressure system over Houston is creating what kind of weather?

a)

sunny and clear

b)

mostly cloudy and cool

c)

rain

d)

snow

22.

Which of these BEST describes the weather in Georgia according to the map?

a)

Georgia became cooler and rain is expected soon

b)

Georgia became warmer and rain is expected soon

c)

Georgia became cooler after the rain passed through

d)

Georgia became warmer after the rain passed through

23.

In what direction is the cold front near Denver moving?

a)

to the SE

b)

to the SW

c)

to the NE

d)

to the NW

24.

Amelia has been tracking weather data for class and has noticed that the barometric pressure has dropped several days in a row. What is the most likely forecast for the next couple of days?

a)

Thunderstorms as a low pressure system moves in

b)

Clear skies as a low pressure system moves in

c)

Thunderstorms as a high pressure system moves in

d)

Clear skies as a high pressure system moves in

25.

A student recorded the data below one December afternoon. What is the best conclusion he can draw from his data?

a)

A warm front passed over the area.

b)

A cold front passed over the area.

c)

The wind speed increased.

d)

The direction of the wind changed.