Weather Flashcards
1
Q
What are the three types of rainfall
A
Convection
Relief
Frontal
2
Q
How does convection rainfall work
A
- Warm air causes water on the ground to evaporate
- Warm air is forced to rise
- Air cools as it rises
- Further cooling causes condensation
- Eventually produces crowds and maybe precipitation
3
Q
Relief rainfall
A
- Warm wet air is forced to rise over high land
- As it rises it cools and and condenses
- The air descends and warms
- No clouds on the leeward side (rain shadow effect)
4
Q
Frontal precipitation is…
A
- Warm air meets cold air
- Warm air is forced to rise
- Warm air cools and condenses
- Precipitation occurs
5
Q
What size are air masses
A
About the size of France
6
Q
What does a cold front look like
A
Blue line with spikes
7
Q
What does a warm front look like
A
Red line with bumps
8
Q
What does polar maritime bring
A
Cold, wet weather
9
Q
What does polar continental bring
A
Cold, dry weather
10
Q
Tropical maritime brings…
A
Warm, wet weather
11
Q
Tropical continental brings…
A
Warm, dry weather
12
Q
What measures temperature
A
Thermometer
13
Q
How is precipitation measured
A
Gauge
14
Q
How is wind speed measured
A
Using an anemometer
15
Q
How do you measure wind direction
A
Measured using wind vane
