Understanding Weather Maps and Isobars

This video tutorial guides students through the weather maps lab, explaining how to complete various tasks such as filling out weather stations, analyzing weather data, and drawing isobars. It covers key concepts like temperature and pressure changes, wind direction, and cloud coverage, providing step-by-step instructions and tips to help students understand and complete the lab effectively.

What should you do before starting the weather maps lab?

• Skip to the last page of the lab guide.

• Read the first two pages of the lab guide.

• Watch a different video tutorial.

• Start filling out the weather station immediately.

What does a half dark, half light circle in a weather station indicate?

• Temperature

• Wind speed

• Cloud coverage

• Barometric pressure

How is wind direction determined in a weather station?

• By the direction the arrow is pointing

• By the length of the arrow

• By the color of the circle

• By the number of colons

What is the purpose of using figures two and three in the lab?

• To calculate the average wind speed

• To determine the speed of the cold front

• To find the highest temperature

• To measure the humidity

What are isobars used for in weather maps?

• To display wind speed

• To show areas of equal pressure

• To indicate temperature changes

• To mark cloud types

How do you determine the temperature change as a front moves through?

• By measuring the wind speed

• By observing the cloud coverage

• By checking the barometric pressure

• By comparing temperatures 200 miles on either side of the front

What should you observe to understand wind patterns around a high pressure cell?

• Wind direction north of the cell

• Humidity levels

• Temperature changes

• Cloud types

What is the first step in drawing an isobar on a weather map?

• Measure the wind speed

• Identify the cloud coverage

• Locate all the points with the same pressure

• Find all the points with the same temperature

What is the difference in pressure indicated by two adjacent isobars?

• It is determined by the wind speed

• It varies and can be found on figures two or three

• It is always 10 millibars

• It is the same as the temperature difference

How can the table provided in the lab guide assist you?

• By listing all the cloud types

• By providing the actual pressures

• By showing the exact wind directions

• By indicating the humidity levels