weather and climate Flashcards
name the instrument and units for measuring temperature
instrument: thermometer
units degrees
name the instrument and units for measuring air pressure
instrument: barometer
unit: bars/mb
name the instrument and units for measuring precipitation
instrument: rain gauge
unit: mm
name the instrument and units for measuring sunlight
instrument: Campbell sunshine recorder
unit: hours
name the instrument and units for measuring humidity
instrument: wet/dry thermometer
unit: %
name the instrument and units for measuring wind speed
instrument: anemometer
unit: mph/mps/knots
name the instrument and units for measuring wind direction
instrument: anemometer
unit: degrees ex: 1degree or 211 degree
imagine the diagram to present weather with labels
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what does a cloud contain
it contains lots of little water droplets that were once water vapour
what is a cumulus cloud
it is a low level cloud looks like an “average cloud”
what is a stratus cloud
straight and thin low level cloud
what is a cirrus cloud
Cirrus clouds are short, detached, hair-like clouds found at high altitudes.
what is a cumulonimbus cloud
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.
what is relief rainfall
Relief rainfall occurs when warm moist air from the Atlantic Ocean rises up over mountains
what is convectional rainfall
its when a cloud rises it cools and condenses. If this process continues then rain will fall.
what is frontal rainfall
This rainfall occurs when a warm, tropical air mass comes in contact with a cold, polar air mass
what is a warm front
a warm front is a place with small clouds and less rainfall
what is a cold front
its a place with more clouds and more rainfall
what is a depression
it is a place with low pressure
what is climate
climate is the average condition of the atmosphere over a long period of time
what are the features of a climate graph
blue bar for rain, red line for temperature and two y axes.
what is the main factor of climate
latitude especially by the equator because the sunshine is more concentrated.
what pressure type is at the edge of the tropics
low presuure
how do clouds appear
Clouds appear when there is too much water vapour for the air to hold.
what are anticyclones
they are an area of high atmospheric pressure where the air is sinking.
