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Atmosphere Flashcards

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1
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What are the parts of the atmosphere?

A
  1. Troposphere
  2. Stratosphere
  3. Mesosphere
  4. Thermosphere
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What part of the atmosphere is the ozone layer?

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The stratosphere

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3
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What is used to measure temperature and what is the unit?

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Six’s thermometer and degrees centigrade

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4
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How to measure rainfall and the units?

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Rain gauge
Millimetres

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5
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How to measure Relative Humidity and the units?

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Hygrometer
Percentage

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6
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How to measure Atmospheric Pressure and what units?

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Barometer
Milibars

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7
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How to measure wind speed and the units?

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Anemometer
Knots or m/s

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How to measure wind direction and the units?

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Wind vane
Compass direction

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9
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How to measure sunlight and the units?

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Sunshine Recorder
Hours

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10
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How to measure Cloud Cover and the units?

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Observation
Okta

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What measurement instrument are in the Stevenson’s Screen?

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  • Max Thermometer (alcohol vapour)
  • Min Thermometer (alcohol)
  • Six’s Thermometer
  • Hygrometer
  • Magnet
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Humidity?

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Amount of water vapour in a given volume of air?

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What is Relative humidity?

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The measure of how much water vapour the air is holding compared with the maximum amount it could hold at its temperature

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What is a cloud?

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A visible accumulation of minute droplets of water, ice, crystals or both suspended in the air

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What are the two types of clouds?

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Stratified and Cumuloform

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What are Stratified clouds?

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Layered clouds that stretch across the sky and are not very tall

17
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What are cumuliform?

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These puffed up the clouds that look like cotton wool. They are tall but not spread out?

18
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What are the high level clouds?

A

Cirrus
Cirrocumulus
Cirrostratus

19
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Mid level clouds?

A

Altostratus
Altocumulus

20
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Low level clouds?

A

Stratocumulus
Nimbostratus
Stratus

21
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Clouds of great vertical extent?

A

Cumulus
Cumulonimbus

22
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Factors affecting temperature?

A

Latitude - angle of incidence
Seasons
Relief
Aspect
Distance from the sea
Winds
Ocean currents
Cloud cover

23
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Relationship between pressure and temperature?

A

Temperature increases, atmospheric pressure decreases and the hot air rises

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