1. What kind of air pressure/mass system is presently affecting the: Northwest coast of the U.S. _____________________________________________________ Southern Gulf States area of the U.S.______________________________________________ 2. According to your map, which type of pressure system is the precipitation associated with
4. According to your map, what type of precipitation is associated with the warm front?
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5. When the isobars on a weather map are spaced far apart, what does this indicate about the pressure gradients and wind speeds?
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6. According to your map and your knowledge of weather, how do the winds around a low pressure center circulate?
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7. According to your map and your knowledge of weather, how do the winds around a high pressure center circulate?
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8. What kind of front will soon pass over Little Rock? __________________________________
In what direction is it moving? ___________________________________________________
What changes can be expected in temperature, air pressure, and wind direction Little Rock?
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9. What kind of front will soon pass over Cincinnati? ___________________________________
In what direction is it moving? ___________________________________________________
What changes can be expected in temperature, air pressure, and wind direction in Cincinnati?
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10. Why are there little to no clouds present over the western portion of the United States?
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11. Calculate the air pressure gradient between Cincinnati and Atlanta.
Measure the distance between the two cities, using a distance scale of 1 cm = 100 miles
Distance between cities: _______________________ in miles.
Convert the air pressures back to the long form to calculate gradient.
Pressure at Cincinnati = _______________ Pressure at Atlanta = _________________
Gradient =_______________________
12. Calculate the temperature gradient between Helena and Galveston.
Measure the distance between the two cities, using a distance scale of 1 cm = 100 miles
Distance between cities: _______________________ in miles
Temperature at Helena = _____________ Temperature at Galveston = _____________
Gradient =__________________ ______
