Weather and Climate Knowledge

Question 1

What is weather?

Answer 1

The daily changes in the atmosphere at a given time and place.

Question 2

What is climate?

Answer 2

The average weather conditions over 30 years of a given place.

Question 3

What variables can measure weather?

Answer 3

Temperature, Precipitation, Wind Speed/Direction, cloud cover and air temperature.

Question 4

What is temperature measured in?

Answer 4

°C

Question 5

What equipment is used to measure temperature?

Answer 5

A thermometer

Question 6

What is wind direction and speed measured in?

Answer 6

Compass directions and kph

Question 7

What is humidity?

Answer 7

The amount of water vapour in the air

Question 8

How is humidity measured?

Answer 8

As a percentage (%)

Question 9

What is air pressure?

Answer 9

How heavy the air is in a location

Question 10

What is air pressure measured in?

Answer 10

Millibars (mb)

Question 11

What is precipitation?

Answer 11

When water vapour in the air is cooled and condenses into droplets.

Question 12

What is precipitation measured in?

Answer 12

Millimetres (mm)

Question 13

What is cloud cover?

Answer 13

The fraction of the sky covered in clouds

Question 14

What is cloud cover measured in?

Answer 14

Oktas

Question 15

What are the types of rain?

Answer 15

Frontal rain, Orographic rain, and Convective rain

Question 16

Which 5 factors affect climate?

Answer 16

Prevailing winds, Latitude, Altitude, Distance from the sea, and ocean currents

Question 17

What is a microclimate?

Answer 17

The climate of a small area

Question 18

What 5 factors can affect a microclimate?

Answer 18

Buildings, Physical Features, Aspect, Altitude, and Surface Colour.