Science Unit 2 Lesson 1 & 2

Humidity is a measure of the amount of

What type of weather would you find in a high pressure system?

An area of high pressure on a weather map generally has several days of steady rain.

Based on the weather map, how many cold fronts do you see

The boundary where 2 air masses meet is called a

Which of the following does not have an effect on weather

Cold air holds

Cold fronts are shown on weather maps using symbols with ________________.

Weather is predicted

A high pressure system has cold air sinking and a low pressure system has warm air rising.

cold fronts cause 

When the isobars are closer together that area is

Warm fronts cause .

Which of the following has greater air pressure?

A weather front shown with alternating purple triangles and semi circles is

Which of the following is an element of weather?

Air Masses are huge bodies of air with similar temperature, humidity and

The isobars on a weather map show an area with the same

A low pressure system on a weather map generally has

Low pressure systems are usually associated with _____ weather.

Weather maps show all of the following EXCEPT

Warm fronts are shown on weather maps using symbols with ________________.

On a weather map, what color will a low pressure symbol be?

Warm air holds