Rainfall Flashcards
1
Q
What are the three types of rainfall?
A
Convectional, frontal and relief rainfall.
2
Q
What is ‘relief rainfall’?
A
Rain formed when air is forced to rise over a hill.
3
Q
What does relief mean?
A
Shape of the land.
4
Q
What is ‘frontal rainfall’?
A
Rain that occurs when a cold and warm air mass meet.
5
Q
What is ‘convectional rainfall’?
A
Rain formed when the ground heats up during sunny weather.
6
Q
What do we use to measure precipitation?
A
With a rain gauge.
