High and Low Pressures Areas
HIGH Pressure Area
LOW Pressure Area
or
or
anticyclone
cyclone
is
an area where the pressure is GREATER
than the
is
an area where the pressure is LOWER
than the
surrounding air
surrounding air
SUNNY Weather
RAINY Weather
Isobar lines
Isobar lines
show
HIGH PRESSURE
Clockwise Spin
show
LOW PRESSURE
LOW numbers
Counter Clockwise Spin
J. Hoffmann Notes/ J. Haugh Visual Organizer/ Google Images/ X:Drive/ Graphic Org Earth Science/ Weather/ 2012