Weather Flashcards
Thermometer
Measures the temperature @
Wind vane
Wind direction
Rain gauge
Precipitation @mm
Campbell stokes recorder
Sunshine @hours
Barometer
Atmospheric pressure
What courses global warming
People burning fossil fuels and people cutting down forests
Effects of global warming
Ice will melt causing sea levels to rise
Parts of Africa for example may suffer from drought and famine
What can we do
Plant more trees
Use renewable energy
What causes winds
Unequal heating in the earths atmosphere
What is weather
The state of the atmosphere at any particular time
What is climate
The average weather conditions of a very long, large area over a very long time
A depresión
Can also be called cyclones or lows Large oval shape Pressure is lowest at center Strong winds blow towards the low pressure area at the center creating strong winds Not a nice day is cloudy
A cyclone I
Can also be called a high
Oval shape larger than depressions
Pressure is highest and center of cyclone
Light or no winds because the wide isobars indicate calm conditions
Clear sky’s
