Climatology 8

Question 1

definition: weather, climate, meteorology and meteorologist

Answer 1

weather - the condition of the atmosphere measured over a short period of time. e.g a day, week, month

climate - the weather measured over an extensive period of time, no less than 20 years

meteorology - the study of the weather

meteorologist - weather forecaster

Question 2

name 12 jobs that are affected by the weather

Answer 2

1. Pilot 2. Electrition 3. Athletes 4.Construction workers 5. Engineers 6. Park rangers 7. Mail carriers 8.UPS/FedEx 9. Ice cream truck drivers 10. Road constructors 11. Grass cutters 12.Painters/Decorators

Question 3

name the elements, instruments and the unit of measurements for the different weather elements

Answer 3

temperature - thermometer - C/F

humidity - hydrometer - percentage

rainfall - rain gauge - mm / inches

wind speed - anemometer - metres per second / kmph

air pressure - fortin barometer / mercury barometer / aneroid barometer - hectopascals (hPa) / Millibars (Mb)

sunshine - sunshine recorder - percentage

cloud cover - eye - fraction

wind direction - wind sock / vane - direction from which the wind is blowing

Question 4

what are the 5 factors that influence rainfall and temperature and describe them

Answer 4

1 - Distance from the equator (latitude)
= due to earth’s shape, the suns rays are spread out over large areas by the north and south poles
= places close to the equator receive direct heating from the sun that is concentrated over a smaller area, they receive almost 12 hours of solar radiation a day through the year