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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.