Measuring the Weather Flashcards by Kavinilaa Senthil Kumar | Brainscape

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What does temperature mean?

A

Exactly how hot or cold it is

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Usually what is temperature given in?

A

Degrees centigrade

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What equipment is temperature measured with?

A

Thermometer

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What does Wind Speed mean?

A

How fast or strong the wind is

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Usually what is wind speed given in?

A

mph Or kph

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What equipment is wind speed measured with?

A

Anemometer or Beaufort scale.

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What does cloud cover mean?

A

The amount of sky covered by cloud.

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Usually what is cloud cover given in?

A

Oktas

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What equipment is cloud cover measured with?

A

Observation / satellite

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What equipment is general weather measured with?

A

we don’t measure this

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What does precipitation mean?

A

water falling to the ground in the form of snow, hail, sleet or rain

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Usually what is precipitation given in?

A

Mililitres

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What equipment is precipitation measured with?

A

A rain gauge

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What does sunshine hours mean?

A

the number of hours of sunshine in a day

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Usually what is sunshine hours given in?

A

hours

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What equipment is sunshine hours measured with?

A

the Campbell strokes sunshine recorder

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Usually what is cloud cover given in?

A

Oktas

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Usually what is general weather given in?

A

Words such as rainy, snowy, misty, sunny, calm and showery.

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What equipment is cloud cover measured with?

A

Observation or satellite

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What does visibility mean?

A

The distance that can be seen.

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What equipment is visibility measured with?

A

A visibility meter.

Q

What equipment is general weather measured with?

A

We don’t measure this.

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What equipment is wind direction measured with?

A

Weather vane

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Usually what is wind direction given in?

A

Compass direcions

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Usually what is visibility given in?

A

Metres

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What does wind direction mean?

A

The direction the wind blows from.

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What is general weather mean?

A

Describing the weather in words