Weather Maps (Leaving Cert Geography): Quizzes
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What are isobars on a weather map?
What are isobars on a weather map?
Lines of equal atmospheric pressure
In what unit is atmospheric pressure measured on weather maps?
In what unit is atmospheric pressure measured on weather maps?
Millibars (mb)
What do close isobars on a weather map indicate?
What do close isobars on a weather map indicate?
Strong winds
What do wide-spaced isobars indicate?
What do wide-spaced isobars indicate?
Light winds
What letter represents high pressure (anticyclone) on weather maps?
What letter represents high pressure (anticyclone) on weather maps?
H
What weather does high pressure bring?
What weather does high pressure bring?
Calm, settled weather with clear skies
What weather is associated with low pressure (depression)?
What weather is associated with low pressure (depression)?
Unsettled weather, clouds, precipitation
How is a cold front shown on a weather map?
How is a cold front shown on a weather map?
Blue line with triangles
How is a warm front represented on a weather map?
How is a warm front represented on a weather map?
Red line with semicircles
What does an occluded front look like?
What does an occluded front look like?
Purple line with triangles & semicircles
What are isotherms on a weather map?
What are isotherms on a weather map?
Lines of equal temperature
Wind barbs show the direction from where wind blows and what else?
Wind barbs show the direction from where wind blows and what else?
Speed