Weather Map

What front is about to move through the NW part of the US?

• Stationary

• Warm

• Occluded

• Cold

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What does the H and L stand for on the weather map?

• high and low pressure systems

• heat and land regions

• heavy and local winds

• high and long distances

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What direction is the cold front moving on the map? 

• Southwest

• Northwest

• Southeast

• Northeast

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

After a cold front passes through, what type of weather will there be?   

• Rainy or stormy, and cloudy

• Clear, dry, and sunny

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Why does city "B" have clear skies?

• It is in North America

• There is not a front moving through city "B"

• Clouds do not form in the West

• It is located near a high pressure system

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The closer together the isobars are on a weather map ...

• the weaker the winds

• the stronger the winds

• the hotter the temperature

• the cooler the temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What are isobars?

• Lines connecting places of equal temperature

• Lines drawn connecting places of equal pressure

• Lines drawn to places of different temperatures

• Lines drawn to places of different pressures

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Using this weather map what is happening in Houston?

• Sunny

• Windy

• Stormy

• Snowy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the temperature in New York?

• 84

• 86

• 60

• 67