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Question 1

Weather Station

Answer 1

A facility that uses equipment and instruments to measure and observe weather

Question 2

Atmospheric pressure

Answer 2

Weight of the atmosphere pushing down on the earth
Millibars mb

Question 3

Barometer

Answer 3

Vacuum chamber, needle

Question 4

Barograph

Answer 4

Pen barometer

Question 5

Isobars

Answer 5

H and L markers

Question 6

Low pressure

Answer 6

Strong wind cloud rain close isobars

Question 7

High pressure

Answer 7

Light wind, clear, dry spaced isobars

Question 9

Climate

Answer 9

Average weather across a large area of the earth’s surface

Question 10

Latitude (f1)

Answer 10

Distance north or south of equator

Question 11

Distance from sea

Answer 11

Sea is good insulator. Coast have less temp. Difference/range

Question 12

Prevailing winds and air masses

Answer 12

Winds that blow most regularly, Ireland is south-west

Question 13

Aspect Relief

Answer 13

Direction, sun facing. Leeward sun away. Relief rainfall.

Question 14

Altitude

Answer 14

Sea level. Thin air

Question 15

Weather

Answer 15

Day to day changes in atmosphere

Question 16

Equatorial

Answer 16

27°
2x rain than Ireland

Question 17

Savanna

Question 18

Hot Desert

Question 19

Mediterranean WTO

Question 20

CTO

Question 21

Tundra

Question 22

Boreal

Question 23

NAC

Answer 23

Warms Ireland up, Gulf of Mexico

Question 24

Occluded front

Question 25

Cold front

Question 26

Warn front

Question 27

Anti cyclone

Answer 27

High pressure