Weather And Climate

Question 1

Weather elements include

Answer 1

Temp,Rainfall,wind,pressure,relative humidity

Question 2

Rainfall is measured with

Answer 2

Rain gauge

Question 3

The temperature of air excluding the intensity of the sun is called

Answer 3

Shade temps

Question 4

To get accurate records —- without the suns temp ___ is used

Answer 4

Stevenson screen

Question 5

Other methods of showing statics include

Answer 5

Divided bar graph,simple bar graph,Simple line graph

Question 6

Pressure in geography is measured in

Answer 6

Millibars

Question 7

Atrributes of weather include

Answer 7

Variability,Aerial extent,Duration

Question 8

The phenomenon whereby temperature decreases with height is

Answer 8

Lapse rate (6.5•C for 1000m)

Question 9

___ brings warm air to europe

Answer 9

Westerlies

Question 10

___ brings moist wind to west africa

Answer 10

Wind monsoon

Question 11

When snow passes through warm air it forms

Answer 11

Sleet

Question 12

Convectional rainfall is associated with

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Cumulonimbus

Question 13

Factors affecting wind

Answer 13

Rotation pressure and temperature

Question 14

Wind associated with leeward side of mountains are

Answer 14

Foun and chinook

Question 15

___is a warm dry dusty wind originating-from sahara dessertto regions of north africa

Answer 15

Sircocco

Question 16

___ is a cold wind that blows towards the Mediterranean region

Answer 16

Mistral

Question 17

____ wind (inthe tropics like china) associated with torrential downpour is

Answer 17

Typhoons

Question 18

___ are found in indians

Answer 18

Hurricanes

Question 19

Cylcones blow____ while anticyclones blow ___

Answer 19

Inward and outwards

Question 20

The distrubtion of pressure belts are

Answer 20

Equatoial low pressure belt(doldrum),sub tropical high pressure belt,middle or temprate low pressure belt,polar belts

Question 21

____ pressure belts are zones in convergence to cyclonic activities

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Temperate

Question 22

Places of equal rainfall,sunshine,cloud covers

Answer 22

Iso yets,hels,nephs

Question 23

High clouds begin with,middle,low

Answer 23

Cir,alto,strato

Question 24

The high clouds are

Answer 24

Cirrostratus,cirrocumulus and cirrus

Question 25

the mid clouds are

Answer 25

Alto stratus,’ and cumulus

Question 26

Low clouds are

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Stratus,Nimbistratus and stratocumulus

Question 27

Sunshine duration is measured by

Answer 27

Sun dial

Question 28

The number of hours and minutes s place receives is measured by

Answer 28

Light meter and sushine recorder