Reading the Weather

Question 1

What is air pressure

Answer 1

Air pressure is the weight of the atmosphere pressing down on the earth To find signs of changing air pressure, smoke from a campfire on a clear day gradually rises or if the air starts swirling. Need to observe clouds

Question 2

Types of clouds

Answer 2

White clouds are higher, black and low and is massed in large clusters, greish veil which produces a lot of rain

Question 3

red sky

Answer 3

Red sky indicates that the next day will proably be a dry day.

Question 4

Why does red sky occur

Answer 4

red sky occurs due the the sun shining through dust particles being pushed ahead of a high pressure system

Question 5

How do animals predict weather

Answer 5

Animals sense the movements in air pressure that precede all weather changes

Question 6

Ways to read the weather

Answer 6

Air pressure, clouds or redsky

Question 7

What are clouds

Answer 7

A visible mass of condensed watery vapour floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the general level of the ground. Clouds are classified into different types, according to height and shape