weather and climate

Question 1

name the instrument and units for measuring temperature

Answer 1

instrument: thermometer

units degrees

Question 2

name the instrument and units for measuring air pressure

Answer 2

instrument: barometer
unit: bars/mb

Question 3

name the instrument and units for measuring precipitation

Answer 3

instrument: rain gauge
unit: mm

Question 4

name the instrument and units for measuring sunlight

Answer 4

instrument: Campbell sunshine recorder
unit: hours

Question 5

name the instrument and units for measuring humidity

Answer 5

instrument: wet/dry thermometer
unit: %

Question 6

name the instrument and units for measuring wind speed

Answer 6

instrument: anemometer
unit: mph/mps/knots

Question 7

name the instrument and units for measuring wind direction

Answer 7

instrument: anemometer
unit: degrees ex: 1degree or 211 degree

Question 8

imagine the diagram to present weather with labels

Answer 8

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Question 9

what does a cloud contain

Answer 9

it contains lots of little water droplets that were once water vapour

Question 10

what is a cumulus cloud

Answer 10

it is a low level cloud looks like an “average cloud”

Question 11

what is a stratus cloud

Answer 11

straight and thin low level cloud

Question 12

what is a cirrus cloud

Answer 12

Cirrus clouds are short, detached, hair-like clouds found at high altitudes.

Question 13

what is a cumulonimbus cloud

Answer 13

Cumulonimbus clouds are menacing looking multi-level clouds, extending high into the sky in towers or plumes they are the only ones that can produce thunder and hail.

Question 14

what is relief rainfall

Answer 14

Relief rainfall occurs when warm moist air from the Atlantic Ocean rises up over mountains

Question 15

what is convectional rainfall

Answer 15

its when a cloud rises it cools and condenses. If this process continues then rain will fall.

Question 16

what is frontal rainfall

Answer 16

This rainfall occurs when a warm, tropical air mass comes in contact with a cold, polar air mass

Question 17

what is a warm front

Answer 17

a warm front is a place with small clouds and less rainfall

Question 18

what is a cold front

Answer 18

its a place with more clouds and more rainfall

Question 19

what is a depression

Answer 19

it is a place with low pressure

Question 20

what is climate

Answer 20

climate is the average condition of the atmosphere over a long period of time

Question 21

what are the features of a climate graph

Answer 21

blue bar for rain, red line for temperature and two y axes.

Question 22

what is the main factor of climate

Answer 22

latitude especially by the equator because the sunshine is more concentrated.

Question 23

what pressure type is at the edge of the tropics

Answer 23

low presuure

Question 24

how do clouds appear

Answer 24

Clouds appear when there is too much water vapour for the air to hold.

Question 25

what are anticyclones

Answer 25

they are an area of high atmospheric pressure where the air is sinking.