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Print off the
students worksheet and photocopy one for
each student.
Questions
and solutions
- What would happen to the
air pressure as a high moved across an area?
As a high approaches an area, air pressure will
rise and then fall as the high passes.
- What would happen to the
air pressure as a low moved across an area?
As a low approaches an area, air pressure will
fall and then rise as the low passes.
- What are the highest and
lowest air pressures shown on the map below?
The air pressures shown on the map range from
1028 hectopascals (highest) to 1000 hectopascals (lowest).
- A cold front is passing
over South Australia . What major city will it pass over next?
Adelaide.
- In which direction does
the wind/air spiral in a low pressure region (in the southern hemisphere)?
The wind/air spirals in a clockwise direction
in a low pressure region (in the southern hemisphere).
- In which direction does
the wind/air spiral in a high pressure region (in the southern hemisphere)?
The wind/air spirals in an anticlockwise direction
in a high pressure region (in the southern hemisphere).
- What does the weather
map tell you about the weather in Adelaide? How would you dress if
you where going to be outside?
The weather maps tells us that Adelaide is about
to experience a cold front. As the front approaches and passes over,
you would notice the following things:
- rain
(thunderstorms often occur)
- change
of wind direction
- drop
in temperature
- generally
an increase in relative humidity
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