Weather symbols
Anticyclones
Depressions
Measuring Weather
General Knowledge
100

What does the "hockey stick" indicate on a weather symbol?

The wind speed and direction

100

What pressure is an anticyclone? 

Low pressure
100

Which way do depressions rotate? 

Anticlockwise 

100

What does this measure? 


Wind Direction

100
What is the tallest mountain in the UK? 

Ben Nevis 

200

Draw 7 Oktas on the whiteboard 

Black circle with a white stretch down the middle

200

Which way does an anticyclone rotate? 

Clockwise

200

Name the fronts in a depression? 

Warm, cold and occluded

200

What does this measure? 


Precipitation (rain) 

200

What is the longest river in the UK? 

River Severn - 220 miles

300

Identify this symbol


Snow shower
300

What is the spacing of isobars like in an anticyclone? 

widely spaced

300
What number of millibar is considered low pressure? 
Below 1004mb


300

What does this machine measure? 


Wind speed

300

What is the highest grossing film of all time? 

Avatar 

400

What is this symbol? 


Fog

400

Define isobars 

lines of equal pressure on a synoptic chart

400

Which stage of the passage of a depression has the highest pressure? 

Stage 1

400

What is this machine called? 


Barograph

400

What salad item did Liz truss not outlast? 

A lettuce

500

Identify all aspects of this weather symbol


temperature = 12 Degrees Celsius

Wind speed = 25 knots

Wind direction = from the south west

cloud cover = 6 Oktas 

precipitation = Rain 


500

What number of millibar is considered high pressure

1008mb

500

Which stage has the greatest precipitation? 

Stage 4

500

What is this instrument called? 


Stevenson screen

500

Which musician has the greatest number of certified sales? 

Rihanna - 354.4 million sales

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