Weather And Climate Flashcards
What do the bars on the weather graph show?
The amount of rainfall
What is convectional rainfall?
Warm moist air from the surface of the ground travels up cools condenses and forms clouds.
What is frontal rainfall?
Warm, moist air masses, meet cold air masses, warm air mass travels over the cold mass cools condenses and forms clouds
What is relief rainfall?
Warm moist is forced up mountains and then it cools condenses and forms clouds
What are cold fronts?
Cold air masses.
What is a warm front?
Warm air masses.
What is a typhoon?
A large storm that has strong winds and rain
How can typhoons/cyclones affect people?
•The strong winds can destroy houses
•Floods
•Land slides
What is the strongest type of cyclones?
Stage 5 cyclone
What is a land slide?
Muddy soil can move with houses destroying them
