(b) a ship is sailing in dense fog and it could
be close to dangerous cliffs. the captain
switches on the fog horn. the horn sounds
and the echo is heard 4s later. the speed
of sound in air is 340 m/s.
(i) calculate the distance between the
ship and the cliff.

Isobars are lines of constant or equal pressure on a weather map. they can be used to find areas of low or high pressure over a broad area, and they can tell us how intense the system may be. on weather maps, you may have noticed areas that have a large l or h over a region with lines circling around them. the l stands for low pressure and h stands for high pressure. the lines circling them are isobars. check out the pressure system and isobars over georgia and florida. what is the present weather in this area ? a) clear and sunny b) cold and cloudy c) changing weather d) lots of precipitation