Weather And Climate

Question 1

How does latitude affect climate?

Answer 1

As latitude increases the average annual temperature decreases.

Question 2

Name all the climatic zones.

Answer 2

Polar 
Temperate 
Arid 
Mediterranean 
Mountains 
Tropical

Question 3

Describe the polar climatic zone.

Answer 3

Very cold and dry all year.

Question 4

Which climatic zone is cold winters and mild summers?

Answer 4

Temperate

Question 5

Describe the arid climatic zone

Answer 5

Dry and hot all year

Question 6

Which climatic zones is mild winters and dry summers?

Answer 6

Mediterranean

Question 7

Describe the mountain climatic zone.

Answer 7

Very cold all year

Question 8

Describe the tropical climatic zone

Answer 8

Hot and wet all year.

Question 9

How does distance from coast affect climate?

Answer 9

It moderates the temperature.

Question 10

How does wind direction affect climate?

Answer 10

It brings warm/cold and wet weather.

Question 11

Which is is the prevailing wind direction in the U.K.?

Answer 11

The south west ( Atlantic Ocean)

Question 12

Warm currents bring….

Answer 12

Warm weather

Question 13

Cold currents bring….

Answer 13

Cold weather

Question 14

How does altitude affect climate?

Answer 14

As altitude increases the average annual temperature decreases.

Question 15

Name the two main parts of shelter and describe them.

Answer 15

1. Windward side - cool,moist

2. Leeward side - warm,dry

Question 16

How does how built up an area is affect climate?

Answer 16

Buildings around roads tend to trap the heat which means that cities are usually hotter than the countryside.

Question 17

Name the 7 main factors that affect climate.

Answer 17

Latitude 
Distance from coast 
Wind direction 
Ocean currents 
Altitude 
Shelter 
How built up an area is

Question 18

What is weather ?

Answer 18

The day-to-day changes in the atmosphere.

Question 19

What is climate?

Answer 19

Climate is the average weather in a place over many years .

Question 20

Describe evaporation.

Answer 20

Water turns into water vapour.

Question 21

What is condensation?

Answer 21

When water vapour turns into water droplets.

Question 22

What do you call when water droplet join together and when heavy enough fall down to the ground?

Answer 22

Precipitation

Question 23

Name 3 types of rain

Answer 23

Convectional rain.
Relief rain
Frontal rain

Question 24

Describe convectional rain.

Answer 24

The sun hits the land, the hot land hits the air which then rises, air cools to form clouds and the rain.

Question 25

Name all the steps of relief rain.

Answer 25

1) warm air is being blown in from the sea.
2) air is forced up by higher land. As air rises it cools.
3) the air cools and starts to condense to form clouds.

Question 26

What is frontal rain?

What happens?

Answer 26

When a front with cold air meets with a hot one.

The hot air goes on top of the colder one and then condenses to form clouds and rain.

Question 27

Name 4 things that happen when there’s high pressure in summer.

Answer 27

It’s hotter
It’s sunny
More pollution
Not cloudy

Question 28

Name 4 things that happen when there’s high pressure in winter

Answer 28

Colder
Sunny
More pollution
No clouds

Question 29

High pressure means air….

Answer 29

Descends

Question 30

Low pressure means air….

Answer 30

Rises

Question 31

What is a microclimate?

Answer 31

Climate of a small area that has a different climate from the area around it.

Question 32

The factors that affect the microclimate are…..

Answer 32

Surface
Buildings
Shelter

Question 33

What do you use to measure wind speed?

Answer 33

Anemometer

Question 34

What do you use to measure temperature ?

Answer 34

Thermometer

Question 35

What do you use to measure wind direction?

Answer 35

Wind vane

Question 36

What do you use to measure humidity ?

Answer 36

Hygrometer

Question 37

What do we use to measure the air pressure ?

Answer 37

Barometer

Question 38

What do we use to measure the amount of precipitation?

Answer 38

Rain gauge