Understanding the Weather map

What does the H mean on a weather map

• temperature

• High air pressure

• wind

• nothing

Answer explanation

More air above you = Higher air pressure

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What directions do the Blue H move in

• inwards

• counter clockwise

• Clockwise

• Outwards

What does the L mean on a weather map?

• lower air pressure

• high air pressure

• lower tempatures

• cool map feature

Answer explanation

lower air over you = lower air pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What direction does the red L move in?

• Left

• Inwards

• counter clockwise

• outwards

Cold front

• blue

• red

• purple

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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warm front

• blue

• red

• purple

• red and blue

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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stationary front

• blue

• red

• blue and red

• purple

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

occluded front

• blue

• red

• blue and red

• purple

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

what is not in a cold front

• temperatures drop

• puffy clouds

• layered clouds

• heavy bursts of rain/snow

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

what in not is a warm front

• layered clouds

• wind

• temperatures rise

• long period of steady rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5