14 Weather Maps and Satellite Imagery HIGHER LEVEL
Short Questions 3. Weather Chart A
Time: 00:00 hours
Chart B Time: 06:00 hours
12 Chart C Time: 18:00 hours Chart D Time: 18:00 hours
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0 Rainfall (mm) per hour
Examine the rainfall forecast charts for a period from 00:00 hours to 18:00 hours and answer each of the following questions.
(i) Which province is forecast to receive the least amount of rainfall over the period? 2 marks (ii) Indicate whether the following statement is true or false by circling the correct option.
Rainfall is spreading from the south-east at 06:00 hours. (iii) Is rainfall most associated with anticyclones or depressions?
True False
2 marks 2 marks 2 marks
(iv) What term is used to describe lines on a weather map joining places of equal rainfall? 2 marks 2017, Part One, Q10 (8 marks)
