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Sources Of Data Used To Create A Weather Forecast Flashcards

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1
Q

List three sources of data used to create a weather forecast.

A
  1. Weather balloons
  2. Weather ships
  3. Satellites (geostationary and polar)
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2
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Land-based weather stations are staffed by…

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professional meteorologists who take observations every hour

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3
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The purpose of weather balloons to collect information about the…

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upper parts of the atmosphere

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4
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Weather balloons collect information using a…

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radiosonde

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5
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Weather balloons are rubber and…

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filled with helium to lift the radiosonde up

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6
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Information collected using a radiosonde is then…

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transmitted back to computers on the ground

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7
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List three weather elements that a radiosonde measures.

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  1. Temperature
  2. Air pressure
  3. Wind speed
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8
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Weather buoys float…

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in the ocean

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9
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Weather buoys collect…

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information about the weather

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10
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Weather buoys send information they collect to weather stations using…

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satellite communications

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11
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Most ships carry…

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weather recording devices

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12
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Weather ships transmit information they collect to…

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the Met Office where it is collated

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13
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Name the two types of satellite.

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Geostationary and polar

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14
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Satellites are launched into orbit to…

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record weather

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15
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Satellites use …. to view the Earth

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radiometers

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16
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Satellites can produce ….. to help locate cloud formations in daylight

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visible light images

17
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Satellites can produce ….. which can help in seeing the Earth in either nighttime or daytime

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infrared images

18
Q

Geostationary satellites hover over the…

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same spot on Earth

19
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Geostationary satellites move at the…

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same speed as the Earth’s rotation

20
Q

Geostationary satellites remain over the…

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equator at a height of 36,000 km

21
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Give an example of a geostationary satellite.

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European Meteosat satellite

22
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Satellites have a ….. to detect the speed and direction of winds

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scatterometer

23
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Satellites have a ….. to produce colour images of clouds

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radiometer

24
Q

Geostationary satellites only provide weather data about…

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one place

25
Q

Polar satellites provide weather data about the…

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whole world

26
Q

Polar satellites travel around the Earth about…

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fourteen times a day

Geography Unit 1 Theme B (11 decks)

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