Clouds, Rainfall, Micro Climate Theory

Question 1

Cumulus cloud

Answer 1

Short heavy showers, low in the sky, most known cloud.

Question 2

Cirrus

Answer 2

Thin wispy clouds over 6km up in the freezing sky

Question 3

Stratus

Answer 3

Big blankets of dull clouds and low in the sky

Question 4

Frontal rainfall

Answer 4

The cold air sinks under the warm. The warm air is forced to rise up. The warm air cools.

Question 5

Relief rainfall

Answer 5

Warm moist air ascends and cools. Rain falls. The cold dry air descends and warms up.

Question 6

Convectional rainfall

Answer 6

Warm air rises. It starts to cool. Condensation occurs. It rains.

Question 7

Micro climate

Answer 7

The climate of a small area that differs from the climate of the surrounding area.

Question 8

Key features of a climate graph

Answer 8

Bar chart for rainfall and line graph for temperature. Months first letter on the bottom of the x axis and temp/rainfall measuring (mm) on either side of the y axis.