Unit 3 Flashcards
The force per unit area that the atmosphere exerts on everything beneath it.
pressure
A measure of the amount of water vapour in the air
humidity
A measure of how hot or cold something is.
temperature
True or false
Winds blow from areas of low pressure to areas of higher pressure
false
True or false
When the humidity is 80%, the weather fells hot and sticky
true
True or false
If the pressure lines on a weather map are close together, there will be strong wind.
true
True or false
Clouds form when the air in the atmosphere sinks and get warmer.
false
An instrument to measure wind speed.
anemometer
An instrument to measure humidity
hydrometer
An instrument to measure air pressure.
barometer
An instrument to measure temperature.
thermometer
Keyword definition
Hot and dry throughout the year
desert
Keyword definition
very cold throughout the year
polar
Climate
Long hot summers; mild winters with some rain
mediterranean
Climate
Long hot summers; mild winters with some rain
mediterranean
Climate
Long hot summers; mild winters with some rain
mediterranean
Climate
Long hot summers; mild winters with some rain
mediterranean
Climate
Changeable, generally cool with rain at any time of year.
temperate
True or False
The Middle East has a temperate climate.
false
True or False
Large area of the Middle East have a desert climate.
true
True or False
On the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, it rains more in summer than in winter.
true
The hole in the ozone layer
Man-made chemicals that were once used in aerosols (spray) and refriderators.
CFCs
The hole in the ozone layer
A special kind of oxygen with three atoms in each molecule instead of two.
ozone
The hole in the ozone layer
Invisible rays from the sun that can damage the skin.
Untraviolet radiation
