Weather

Question 1

What is weather

Answer 1

It is the state of the atmosphere at any given time

Question 2

What are weather stations

Answer 2

A weather station is a facility that uses equipment and instruments to measure and observe the weather

Question 3

How is weather data Gathering collected

Answer 3

Weather satellites orbit the Earth scanning atmosphere gathering data and forming images.

The data gathered is measured and Read by met eireann, to create weather maps and predict the weather.
It is then broadcast on TV radio and published in newspapers and online.

Question 4

What data is gathered

Answer 4

Atmospheric pressure
 temperature
 precipitation 
wind direction and speed
 humidity and sunshine

Question 5

What is atmospheric pressure

Answer 5

Is the weight of atmosphere pushing down on the earth. It is measured in millibars by a barometer

Question 6

How was atmospheric pressure shown on a weather map

Answer 6

Lines called isobars display atmospheric pressure. H is used to show high atmospheric pressure and L is used to show low atmospheric pressure

Question 7

What does low atmospheric pressure cause in weather

Answer 7

Wind will be quite strong cloud will be covering the sky and precipitation will be high

Question 8

What does high precipitation cause on a weather map

Answer 8

The wind will be light will be little or none of cloud and precipitation will be little and the day will be dry

Question 9

What is temperature and what is it measured in

Answer 9

It is measured in degrees Celsius
A thermometer measures it
There are different types of thermometers to measure the weather (maximum and minimum thermometer)

Question 10

How is temperature displayed on a weather map

Answer 10

The average (mean) temperature is displayed in the form of a number

Question 11

What measures precipitation

Answer 11

A rain gauge measures precipitation in millimeters

Question 12

Rainfall on a weather map

Answer 12

It is displayed with different shades of blue
Lighter shades= less rainfall
Darker shades= more rainfall

Question 13

What are clouds

Answer 13

They are groups of tiny water droplets or ice Crystal’s held in the atmosphere. The droplets are so small and light that they can float in the air

Question 14

Types of clouds and their heights

Answer 14

Cirrus - above 8000m
Cumulus - below 5000m
Stratus - below 2000m

Question 15

What is a climate graph

Answer 15

They are used to illustrate average temperature and average precipitation of an area over 12-months

Question 16

Wind direction and speed. How is it measured and was it measured in

Answer 16

A wind Vane is used to indicate the direction of wind.

The speed or strength of wind is measured using an anemometer in units of kilometers per hour/km/hr

Question 17

What is humidity

Answer 17

The term humidity refers to water vapour in the air

Question 18

What is humidity measured with and in

Answer 18

A hydrometer is used to measure relative humidity which is expressed as a percentage

Question 19

What does it mean if the air is saturated

Answer 19

When the air can hold no more water vapour is said to be saturated