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Large data set Flashcards

1
Q

Name the 5 UK weather stations and their cardinal direction

A
  • Camborne, South
  • Heathrow, South
  • Hurn, South
  • Leeming, Midlands
  • leuchars, North
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2
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What is are the dates in which the large data set is recorded?

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  • May to October 1987
  • May to October 2015
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3
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What is the date of the great storm?

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15th and 16th October 1987

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4
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Name the 3 overseas weather stations

A
  • Beijing, China
  • Jacksonville, Florida, USA
  • Perth, Australia
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5
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What does “tr” mean for daily total rainfall?

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Trace, when the amount of rainfall is less than 0.05mm, then it is negligible and “tr” value can be treated as 0

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6
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What is the unit for Daily Maximum Temperature?

A

Degrees Celsius

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7
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What is the unit for Daily Total Rainfall?

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Millimetres

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8
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What is the unit for Daily Total Sunshine?

A

Hours

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9
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What is the unit for Daily Maximum Relative Humidity?

A

No units, a percentage

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10
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What are the units for Daily Mean Windspeed?

A

Knots

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11
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What are the units for Daily Maximum Gust?

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Knots

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12
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What are the units for Daily Mean Wind Direction?

A

No units, values are bearings and cardinal directions

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13
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What are the units for Cloud Cover?

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Okta, 0 representing a clear sky and 8 represents complete overcast

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14
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What are the units for Visibility?

A

Decametres, 1dm = 10m

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15
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What are the units for Pressure?

A

Hectopascals

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16
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Which UK weather stations detects the lowest temperature?

A
  • Leeming
  • Leuchars
17
Q

Which UK weather station detects the greatest range in temperature?

A

Heathrow

18
Q

Which UK weather station detects the highest temperature?

A

Heathrow

19
Q

Which UK weather station detects the highest amount of rainfall?

A

Heathrow

20
Q

Which UK weather station detects the highest windspeed?

A

Leuchars

21
Q

Which overseas weather station detects the highest temperature?

A

Beijing

22
Q

Which overseas weather station detects the greatest range in temperature?

A

Beijing

23
Q

Which overseas weather station detects the highest amount of rainfall?

A

Perth

24
Q

Which overseas weather station detects the highest windspeed?

A

Perth

25
Q

Which overseas weather station detects the greatest range in windspeed?

A

Jacksonville

26
Q

Which is the difference between daily rainfall for the UK and for overseas?

A
  • The UK rainfall is symmetric
  • The overseas rainfall is asymmetric
27
Q

What is true about Daily Mean Windspeed for overseas locations?

A
  • The data is qualitative
  • Cannot be modelled by a normal distribution
28
Q

How many cardinal directions are there?

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Edexcel A Level Mathematics (2 decks)

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