Grade 8
Science
Unit: 08 Lesson: 01
Weather Maps KEY
Map A
A
E
D
B
F
C
G
http://www.weather.gov/forecastmaps
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Grade 8
Science
Unit: 08 Lesson: 01
Map A
A. What does this symbol represent, and what does it mean? Low pressure. Warm air is rising, and winds are
blowing inward in a counterclockwise direction. It pulls moisture from below upward and can form
clouds and precipitation. Often times, storms will form.
B. What does this symbol represent, and what does it mean? Stationary front. The warm and cold air masses
are not strong enough to move one another, so they just sit there.
C. What does this symbol represent, and what does it mean? High pressure. Cool air is sinking, and winds
blow outward in a clockwise direction. It usually brings cooler weather and clearing, fair skies.
D. What does this symbol represent, and what does it mean? Warm front. Warm air is moving toward cold air.
The warm, less dense air slides over the cold, more dense air. The air on the front side of the
boundary line is cooler than the air on the back side of the boundary line. These fronts usually move
slowly and bring steady rain or snow over many days.
E. What kind of weather is expected in this location in the next few days? Warm air will slowly move in over
cooler air causing precipitation.
F. What does this symbol represent, and what does it mean? Cold front. Cold, dense air is moving toward
warm, less dense air. The warm air is pushed up to cool and form clouds as the cooler air replaces it.
The air on the front side of the boundary line is warmer than the air on the back side of the boundary
line. These fronts are usually fast moving and bring stormy weather and heavy precipitation followed
by clearing skies and higher pressure.
G. What kind of weather is this area currently experiencing? Clear skies and no precipitation
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Grade 8
Science
Unit: 08 Lesson: 01
Map B
A
B
D
E
F
C
G
http://www.weather.gov/forecastmaps
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05/15/13
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Grade 8
Science
Unit: 08 Lesson: 01
Map B
A. What does this symbol represent, and what does it mean? Low pressure. Warm air is rising, and winds are
blowing inward in a counterclockwise direction. It pulls moisture from below upward and can form
clouds and precipitation. Often times, storms will form.
B. What does this symbol represent, and what does it mean? Cold front. Cold, dense air is moving toward
warm, less dense air. The warm air is pushed up to cool and form clouds as the cooler air replaces it.
The air on the front side of the boundary line is warmer than the air on the back side of the boundary
line. These fronts are usually fast moving and bring stormy weather and heavy precipitation followed
by clearing skies and higher pressure.
C. What does this symbol represent, and what does it mean? High pressure. Cool air is sinking, and winds
blow outward in a clockwise direction. It usually brings cooler weather and clearing, fair skies.
D. What does this symbol represent, and what does it mean? Stationary front. The warm and cold air masses
are not strong enough to move one another, so they just sit there.
E. What does this symbol represent, and what does it mean? Warm front. Warm air is moving toward cold air.
The warm, less dense air slides over the cold, more dense air. The air on the front side of the
boundary line is cooler than the air on the back side of the boundary line. These fronts usually move
slowly and bring steady rain or snow over many days.
F.
What kind of weather is this area currently experiencing? Clear skies and no precipitation
G. What kind of weather is this area currently experiencing? Most likely, stormy weather as cold air is quickly
approaching warm air. The cold air will move under the warm air and cause disturbances.
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