6.03 Quiz Weather Maps
Question: Which of the following devices measures air pressure?
Answer: barometer
Question: Increasing air pressure indicates which of the following types of air is moving into your area?
Answer: cold, dry air
Question: If the temperature increases and the barometric pressure falls, then which symbols will denote this on a weather map?
Answer: Warm, moist air mass is approaching as a warm front.
Question: Which of the following explains why it is not easy to tell the directions of movement of pressure centers and fronts from a surface map alone?
Answer: You must know the pressure changes and the patterns of circulation of the upper air.