Weather And Climate

Question 1

What is the atmosphere?

Answer 1

Envelope of gases

Question 2

What is the atmosphere composed of

Answer 2

78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0.9% organ and 0.1% other gases

Question 3

What is the study of the earths atmosphere called and what would a person who studies the earths atmosphere be called

Answer 3

Meteorologist if they study
Meteorology is the study

Question 4

Order of the atmospheres starting with Troposphere

Answer 4

Troposphere,stratosphere,mesosphere and Thermosphere

Question 5

Where does our weather occur

Answer 5

Troposphere

Question 6

What is the earth

Answer 6

A giant heat engine, without it there would be no life on earth

Question 7

What is a water cycle?

Answer 7

Where water moves from sea to land and back to sea

Question 8

What are the 6 stages of the water cycle?

Answer 8

Evaporation,condensation,precipitation,surface water,groundwater,transpiration.

Question 9

What is evaporation

Answer 9

Liquid changed into gas

Question 10

What is condensation

Answer 10

Where gas cools and turns back into water

Question 11

What is precipitation

Answer 11

Different types of moisture(snow,rain).

Question 12

What is surface water

Answer 12

Water on the surface

Question 13

What is ground water

Answer 13

Water that goes under rocks

Question 14

What is transpiration

Answer 14

Water sucked up through the roots of plants and released into the atmosphere as water vapour

Question 15

What are airmasses

Answer 15

Large bodies of air generally the same temperature and humidity

Question 16

What does polar mean

Answer 16

Cold

Question 17

What does tropical mean

Answer 17

Hot

Question 18

What does maritime mean

Answer 18

Wet

Question 19

What does continental mean

Answer 19

Dry

Question 20

Where do we live in the British isles

Answer 20

NW corner

Question 21

What is weather

Answer 21

Day to day conditions in the atmosphere, cloud cover and wind direction

Question 22

What is climate

Answer 22

Average weather experienced in a period of time.

Question 23

What is NI’s climate like

Answer 23

Cool summers, warm winters and rain all year

Question 24

Is our weather changeable

Answer 24

Yes

Question 25

What is a climate graph

Answer 25

It is used to show our average temperature and rainfall over a year

Question 26

What is a thermometer

Answer 26

Tube of hollow glass filled with mercury.

Question 27

How do you measure the wind

Answer 27

Can be measured by speed and direction from where it came from

Question 28

What is wind speed

Answer 28

We use an anemometer to measure wind speed we can also look at smoke. As the wind blows it catches the cup and spins it around. Measured in knots

Question 29

What is wind direction

Answer 29

The direction the wind is going in. Can be measured using a vane or a piece of ribbon. If wind is travelling from the south it is travelling northwards but it is called southerly wind.

Question 30

What are different about clouds

Answer 30

Come in different shapes,sizes and heights

Question 31

What is cloud cover

Answer 31

Amount of the sky covered bye clouds

Question 32

What is air pressure

Answer 32

Pressure of air measured using a barometer

Question 33

What is a high level cloud

Answer 33

Thin and white, ice crystals ,fair weather

Question 34

What is medium level clouds

Answer 34

White fluffy cotton balls

Question 35

What is low level clouds

Answer 35

Blankety bringing grey and dull weather. Strato-form eg,stratus

Question 36

Where do rain gauges need to be kept away from

Answer 36

Buildings trees as they intercept rainfall