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Weather Map WorksheetThe symbols on the weather map below show the locations of fronts, high- and low- pressure areas, and different kinds of precipitation across the United States at 2:00 in the afternoon on a particular day in March. Shaded bands on the map indicate areas that have about the same temperature. The key below the map tells what the symbols mean. Answer the questions below based on the weather map handout.1. Would you expect to find clear weather or clouds near Fargo, North Dakota?

a. Clear weather. It is too cold for clouds to form.b. Clear weather. There is a high pressure system above

North Dakota.c. Clouds. Because the stationary front will start moving and

bring cloudy weather.

d. Clouds. There is a low pressure system above North Dakota.2. Where would you expect to find a storm? (There are two answers to this question).

a. Atlanta. It is near a cold front.b. New York. It is near a stationary front.c. Raleigh. It is near a cold front.d. Seattle. It is near a stationary front.

3. How is the weather in Salt Lake City, west of the stationary front, different from the weather in Denver, east of the front?

a. Salt Lake City is cold. The stationary front has passed.b. Salt Lake City is warm. The stationary front has passed.c. Denver is warm. The stationary front is close enough to

Denver to effect its weather.

d. Denver is cold. The stationary front is close enough to Denver to effect its

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weather.

Identify which cities will have warm weather and which cities will have cold weather._____4. Boston, Massachusetts_____5. Cincinnati, Ohio_____6. Dallas, Texas_____7. Los Angeles, California_____8. New Orleans, Louisiana_____9. San Francisco, California

A. ColdB. Warm

Identify the type of precipitation each city will receive._____10. Denver, Colorado_____11. Detroit, Michigan_____12. Miami, Florida_____13. New York City, New York_____14. Phoenix, Arizona_____15. Raleigh, North Carolina

A. RainB. SnowC. No precipitation

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Weather Map Worksheet – Key1. Would you expect to find clear weather or clouds near Fargo, North Dakota?

a. Clear weather. It is too cold for clouds to form.b. Clear weather. There is a high pressure system above

North Dakota.c. Clouds. Because the stationary front will start moving and

bring cloudy weather.

d. Clouds. There is a low pressure system above North Dakota.

b. Clear weather. There is a high pressure system above North Dakota.2. Where would you expect to find a storm? (There are two answers to this question).

a. Atlanta. It is near a cold front.b. New York. It is near a stationary front.c. Raleigh. It is near a cold front.

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d. Seattle. It is near a stationary front.a. Atlanta. It is near a cold front; c. Raleigh. It is near a

cold front.3. How is the weather in Salt Lake City, west of the stationary front, different from the weather in Denver, east of the front?

a. Salt Lake City is cold. The stationary front has passed.b. Salt Lake City is warm. The stationary front has passed.c. Denver is warm. The stationary front is close enough to

Denver to effect its weather.

d. Denver is warm. The stationary front is close enough to Denver to effect its weather.

b. Salt Lake City is warm. The stationary front has passed.

Identify which cities will have warm weather and which cities will have cold weather._____4. Boston, Massachusetts_____5. Cincinnati, Ohio_____6. Dallas, Texas_____7. Los Angeles, California_____8. New Orleans,

A. ColdB. Warm

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Louisiana_____9. San Francisco, California

A 4. BostonA 5. CincinnatiB 6. DallasB 7. Los AngelesA 8. New OrleansA 9. San Francisco

Identify the type of precipitation each city will receive._____10. Denver, Colorado_____11. Detroit, Michigan_____12. Miami, Florida_____13. New York City, New York_____14. Phoenix, Arizona_____15. Raleigh, North Carolina

A. RainB. SnowC. No precipitation

B 10. Denver, ColoradoC 11. Detroit, MichiganA 12. Miami, FloridaA 13. New York City, New YorkC 14. Phoenix, ArizonaA 15. Raleigh, North Carolina

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