Pressure patterns

A chart for a particular time that includes such data as wind, weather, temperature, clouds, isobars, and so forth, for a large number of stations is called a weather map, or more frequently ...

What is the meaning of "synopsis"?

Synoptic chart gives a synopsis or general view of the weather conditions over a large area (or the entire globe), including a distribution of pressure, at a given instant time.

Isobars are usually drawn at intervals of ......... millibars (mbs)

On topographic charts, there are mountains, hills, ridges and valleys. Any synoptic chart will show the distribution of pressure in which there are regions of high pressure and low pressure in a similar way

Pressure gradient is associated with the slope of the ground and the distance over which the pressure changes from one isobar to the next. The steepest (strongest) pressure gradient is

The magnitude of the pressure gradient is measured by the ratio of ... to ...

The pressure gradient is measured in the direction ...

Wind is simply air in motion.

As a result of all three forces, the wind at the earth's surface must blow ......................, in a direction from higher toward lower pressure.

As we ascend from the earth's surface, the frictional force diminishes and becomes negligible at a height of 3000 feet. At this level, then, the Coriolis force is balanced by the pressure force and the wind blows ....

The surface wind over land crosses the isobars (from higher toward lower pressure) at an average angle of ___ degrees.

The surface wind over the water crosses the isobars (from higher toward lower pressure) at an average angle of ___ degrees.

Identify the part(s) of a high:

Identify the part(s) of a low:

The winds blow clockwise and spiral ________ the centers of anticyclones (in the Northern Hemisphere)

The winds blow counterclockwise and spiral ________ the center of a cyclone (in the Northern Hemisphere).