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Weather And Climate Flashcards

1
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Definition of weather

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WEATHER is the specific atmospheric conditions at a particular point in time

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What is the direction of polar maritime Air?

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North west

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3
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What direction does Arctic maritime air

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North

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4
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What direction is polar continental

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North East

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5
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What is the effect of polar continental

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In summer: hot and dry

Winter: dry and cold

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What is the effect of returning polar maritime

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Cold and wet

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7
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Why do large areas of land remain colder??

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Less energy is available

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What would a easterly wind in summer be like?

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Very hot and dry

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What would a easterly wind in winter be like?

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Very cold and dry

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10
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What would an anemometer do?

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Measure wind speed in knots or miles per hour

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11
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What does a modern weather satellite

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Measuring everything in various measurements

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12
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What would a weather satellite do?

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It measures cloud cover in ktas

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What would a barometer do

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It would measure air pressure in millibars

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14
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What is the three main rainfalls

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  • relief rainfall
  • conventional rainfall
  • frontal rainfall
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15
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What would low pressure weather be like?

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Rising air; generally wet windy weather

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16
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What would high pressure weather be like?

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Falling air; generally calm weather with extremes of temperature.

17
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Why will there be rain at the warm front and the cold front?

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The cold air causes the warm air to rise which gathers into clouds and condensed into rain

18
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What would a depression be like?

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Rising air, leading to rain along the cold and warm fronts. System spins anti-clockwise and branches from west to east. Icobars close together, millibars getting lower towards centre

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What is a anticyclone

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Very low winds, clear skies with no precipitation. Spin gently clockwise. Hot temperature in summer cold in winter

20
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Definition of climate

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CLIMATE is the average long term conditions in a region

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