How to Read a Weather Map

Near which city is the high pressure system located?

• Seattle

• Minneapolis

• Dallas

• Chicago

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Near which two cities are the low pressure systems located?

• Seattle & San Francisco

• Chicago & Seattle

• Dallas & Houston

• Chicago & Nashville

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which two cities are most likely to experience clear, dry weather?

• Seattle & San Francisco

• Chicago & Minneapolis

• Chicago & Nashville

• Dallas & Houston

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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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?

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

• Jennifer because high pressure systems produce precipitation

• Both students are correct because all systems produce precipitation

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

These symbols represent a/an ________

• cold front

• warm front

• stationary front

• occluded front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When this symbol is present on a weather map, it represents a/an _____

• cold front

• warm front

• stationary front

• occluded front

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When this symbol is present on a weather map, it represents

• a cold air mass has taken over a warm air mass

• a warm air mass has taken over a cold air mass

• a cold air mass and warm air mass meet but neither have enough force to move each other

• two cold fronts have collided and a warm air mass is pushing it upwards

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

When this symbol is present on a weather map, it represents

• a cold air mass has taken over a warm air mass

• a warm air mass has taken over a cold air mass

• the sun is rising

• a hurricane is going to occur

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of weather is generally associated with a low pressure system?

• fair-weather, beautiful clear skies

• Cloudy skies, some moist air, possible precipitation, stormy weather

• cloudy skies, dry air

• cloudy with a chance of meatballs

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What type of weather is associated with a high pressure system?

• clear skies & moist air

• cloudy skies & dry air

• cloudy skies & moist air

• clear skies & dry air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5