Name ______________________________________________________________

Reading a Weather Map

1. In what cities is it snowing? (There are two answers to this question)

a. Chicago c. Kansas Cityb. Fargo d. St. Louis

2. What cities are near high pressure centers? (There are three answers to this question)

a. Atlanta e. Little Rockb. Boise f. Phoenixc. Dallas g. San Franciscod. Las Vegas h. Seattle

3. Why type of weather is forecast for the southeastern area of the US?

a. Clear and mild b. Cloudy and stormy

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4. What kind of weather would you forecast for the Midwest?

a. Clear and mild c. Snow and coldb. Rain and warm d. Windy and cold

5. What type of weather is moving with the warm fronts? (There are two answers to this question)

a. Flurries c. Scattered showersb. Rain d. Snow

6. Which city recorded the highest temperature?

a. Boston c. New Orleansb. Miami d. Phoenix

7. What was the highest temperature? ________o (Enter a number)

8. Where is the lowest temperature found?

a. Chicago c. Kansas Cityb. Fargo d. St. Louis

9. What was the lowest temperature? –________o (Enter a number)

10. Where might the snow north of Kansas City have been two days ago?

a. Billings c. Chicagob. Canada d. Mexico

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Name ______________________________________________________________

Reading a Weather Map

1. In what cities is it snowing? (There are two answers to this question)

a. Chicago c. Kansas Cityb. Fargo d. St. Louis

a. Chicago; c. Kansas City

1. a, c3

2. What cities are near high pressure centers? (There are three answers to this question)

a. Atlanta e. Little Rockb. Boise f. Phoenixc. Dallas g. San Franciscod. Las Vegas h. Seattle

c. Dallas; d. Las Vegas; g. San Francisco

2. c, d, g (8 choices)

3. Why type of weather is forecast for the southeastern area of the US?

a. Clear and mild b. Cloudy and stormy

a. Clear and mild

3. a (2 choices)

4. What kind of weather would you forecast for the Midwest?

a. Clear and mild c. Snow and coldb. Rain and warm d. Windy and cold

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c. Snow and cold

4. c

5. What type of weather is moving with the warm fronts? (There are two answers to this question)

a. Flurries c. Scattered showersb. Rain d. Snow

b. Rain; c. Scattered showers

5. b6. Which city recorded the highest temperature?

a. Boston c. New Orleansb. Miami d. Phoenix

b. Miami

6. b

7. What was the highest temperature? ________o (Enter a number)

70o

7. 70o

8. Where is the lowest temperature found?

a. Chicago c. Kansas Cityb. Fargo d. St. Louis

b. Fargo

8. b5

9. What was the lowest temperature? ________o (Enter a number)

10o

9. 10o

10. Where might the snow north of Kansas City have been two days ago?

a. Billings c. Chicagob. Canada d. Mexico

b. Canada

10. bReading a Weather Map

1. a, c2. c, d, g (8 choices)3. a (2 choices)4. c5. b, c6. b7. 70o

8. b9. 5o

10. b

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