Weather Map Practice

What is the map symbol for precipitation?

• Blue line with arrows

• Green or Grey shading

• Red line with half circles

• Purple line with circles and arrows

Click the map

What type of map is this?

• Surface weather (fronts, pressure, precipitation)

• Isotherm (temperature)

• Volcano locations

• Precipitation

What type of map is this?

• Isotherm (temperature)

• Surface Weather (fronts, precipitation and pressure)

What is the symbol for a High Pressure System?

• Capitol Blue H

• Capitol Blue L

• Lowercase Blue H

• Green Shading

This shows a weather map with NY in the center. What kind of pressure system is NY experiencing?

• HIGH PRESSURE

• LOW PRESSURE

Click the map.

The star is BUFFALO, NY

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

• 984

• 992

• 996

• 1000

The temperature in Buffalo on January 18th 2022 was 25 degrees. The green coloring on this map shows the precipitation 1/18. The red star is Buffalo. Which statement is true based on this data?

• It was snowing in Buffalo on 1/18/22

• It was raining in Buffalo on 1/18/22

• There was no precipitation in Buffalo on 1/18/22

Which weather map will give you the atmospheric pressure readings?

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CLICK THE MAP

A red star shows Buffalo, NY on the map. The lines are isobars with measurements of atmospheric pressure. Which is the best estimate of the pressure for Buffalo, NY according to this map?

• 1040

• 1024

• 1020

• 1030

According to this map, a COLD FRONT is heading to NYS! What does this mean for the weather forecast?

• temperatures drop quickly and then steadily keep dropping

• temperatures rise quickly and the sun comes out

• temperatures drop quickly and then rise quickly after