Weather Fronts & Maps

Match the correct description to the correct type of air mass continental dry maritime wet polar cold tropical warm Use weather map and notes to answer the following questions Low pressure brings rain and stormy weather while high pressure systems bring nice, pleasant weather. Blue triangles are used to show a cold front on a map. Half-circlesare used to show warm fronts. When you see blue triangles on one side and red half circles on the other, it is a stationary front which means there will be many days of rain. When purple triangles and half-circles are on the same side, it is an occluded front.Looking at the map, you can infer that the temperature in Texas just dropped because a cold front passed by. Meanwhile, the stationary front in NC means the weather won't change much for a while. Looking at the air pressure on the isobars near New York, you can see the there is a low pressure system nearby. Based on the isobars, Denver, Colorado is experiencing a high pressure system. Weather fronts Name the type of front.EXAMPLE: Cold Cold Warm Cold Warm Warm Pressure System Sort Put the word or phrase under the correct pressure system High Pressure Happy Weather sunny clear skies Cold air sinks Blue H Low Pressure Lousy Weather rainy cloudy Warm air rises Red L