TEKS 8.10B: Weather Maps

Front

Isobars

Back

lines drawn connecting places of equal pressure

Front

A low pressure system usually causes

Back

Wet Weather

Front

_______ pressure systems are characterized by sinking air.

Back

High

Front

_______ pressure systems are characterized by rising air.

Back

Low

Front

_______ pressure systems are characterized by fair weather.

Back

High

Front

_______ pressure systems are characterized by cloudy, rainy weather.

Back

Low

Front

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

Back

High

Front

This symbol represents: a cold front, an occluded front, a stationary front, a warm front

Back

a stationary front

Front

What direction is the warm front moving?

Back

Northwest

Front

What information do you not find on a weather map?

Back

seasons