Weather And Climate Flashcards
Weather is
Weather is the state of the atmosphere at one particular place at one particular time
Climate
The state of the atmosphere over many years
What is the temperature measured with
Thermometer
True or False
The higher up a mountain you get the warmer it gets
False
What does precipitation include
Rain,snow,sleet,hail,dew ect.
3 ways rain is formed
Convectional, frontal and relief rain fall
Whats a air mass
A area of air that can be cold, hot, dry or humid depending on where it came from
Convectional rain=
Heat from the surface
rises, cools condenses and forms clouds.
Relief rainfall=
Warm air is forced over
mountains. Warm air cools, condenses forms
clouds.
Frontal rainfall=
Warm air meets cold air.
Warm air rises over the cool air. It cools,
condenses and forms clouds.