Weather

Question 1

What factors affect weather in the UK?

Answer 1

Latitude, Relief, Aspect and Distance from the sea.

Question 2

What is Latitude?

Answer 2

Latitude refers to the location of a place in relation to the Equator. It is measured in degrees.

Question 3

What is Relief?

Answer 3

Relief refers to the height and shape of the landscape.

Question 4

What is Aspect?

Answer 4

Aspect refers to the direction that a place lies in relation to the sun.

Question 5

What is Distance from the Sea?

Answer 5

Distance from the sea refers to the location of places either inland or along the coast.

Question 6

What are the 5 main air masses that affect the UK?

Answer 6

Artic Maritime, Polar Maritime, Polar Continental, Tropical Maritime and Tropical Continental.

Question 7

What is an air mass?

Answer 7

An air mass refers to a large amount of air that moves from one area to another.

Question 8

What weather conditions do Artic Maritime Air Masses bring in Winter?

Answer 8

Very cold and snow.

Question 9

What weather conditions do Artic Maritime Air Masses bring in Summer?

Answer 9

Cold and wet.

Question 10

What weather conditions do Polar Maritime Air Masses bring in Winter?

Answer 10

Cool, cloudy and rain showers.

Question 11

What weather conditions do Polar Maritime Air Masses bring in Summer?

Answer 11

Cool, cloudy and rain showers.

Question 12

What weather conditions do Polar Continental Air Masses bring in Winter?

Answer 12

Very cold and wet (snow).

Question 13

What weather conditions do Polar Continental Air Masses bring in Summer?

Answer 13

Hot, dry and sunny.

Question 13

What weather conditions do Polar Continental Air Masses bring in Summer?

Answer 13

Hot, dry and sunny.

Question 14

What weather conditions do Tropical Maritime Air Masses bring in Winter?

Answer 14

Mild and wet.

Question 15

What weather conditions do Tropical Maritime Air Masses bring in Summer?

Answer 15

Warm and wet.

Question 16

What weather conditions do Tropical Continental Air Masses bring in Winter?

Answer 16

Mild, dry and sunny.

Question 17

What weather conditions do Tropical Continental Air Masses bring in Summer?

Answer 17

Very hot, dry and sunny.

Question 18

What is a depression?

Answer 18

A depression is an area of low air pressure which moves in an easterly direction across the UK.

Question 19

What are characteristics of a depression on a synoptic chart?

Answer 19

Isobars showing air pressure falling toward the centre from about 1004mb.
Isobars which are close together.
Weather fronts - both warm and cold.
Likely occluded fronts.

Question 20

What forms a warm front?

Answer 20

When a warm air mass meets a cold air mass.

Question 21

What type of clouds are present in a warm front?

Answer 21

Nimbostratus Clouds.

Question 22

What weather do warm fronts bring?

Answer 22

Steady, continuous rainfall.

Question 23

How is a cold front formed?

Answer 23

Cold air meets warm air and the cold air pushes the warm air upwards.

Question 24

What type of clouds are present in a cold front?

Answer 24

Cumulonimbus Clouds.

Question 25

What type of weather do cold fronts bring?

Answer 25

Heavy rainfall.

Question 26

What are the features of an anticyclone on a synoptic chart?

Answer 26

Isobars showing pressure increasing outwards from the centre and above 1008mb.
Widely spaced isobars.
No fronts/clouds.
No rain due to lack of clouds.