Weather and Climate Summative Assessment Flashcards
Aspect
Facing north or south
Shelter
blocks and protects weather condition
Physical Features
natural features on earth such as a large body or water or mountain
Surface
area on a map which shows information or data
Weather
day-to-day (average) conditions
Climate
longer term conditions, overall
Tropical continental
warm and dry (Mediterranean, Africa)
Polar continental
cold and dry (Russia, Scandanavian)
Tropical maratine
warm and wet (Carribean, Central America)
Polar maratine
cold and wet (Arctic)
Temperature
how hot or cold something is
Precipitation
rainfall coming down from clouds
Cloud
condensed water vapour
Air Pressure
how much air is pushing down
Wind Direction
the direction (N,S,E,W) that the wind is flowing
Wind Speed
the speed (MPH, KPH) that the wind is travelling
Low pressure
when air above is rising so less its pressing down
High pressure
when air above is falling so less its pushing up
Anticyclone
weight above is pushing down
High pressure in summer
sunny, dry, no cloud or wind
High pressure in winter
cold, dry and cloudy
Fog
an aerosol made up of tiny water droplets or ice crystals
Smog
type of air pollution caused by nitrogen oxide
Prevailing wind
wind that blows from a single direction
Isobars
lines on weather maps which the amount of pressure in an area
Cause
the reason why something happened
Effects
the damage or impact on people and environment
Social
affecting people
Economic
related to money
Environmental
related to the environment
Meteoroligist
someone who tells the weather
Greenhouse effect
solar radiation hits earth, try to rebound off but the carbon dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere traps the heat in like glass in a greenhouse
Greenhouse gases
Methane, Carbon dioxide, Water Vapour
Solar radiation
heat from the sun
Response
try and solve the problem
Impact
what happened because of the event
Relief Rainfall
when air is forced to cool as it rises over the top of a mountain
Frontal rainfall
when cool air hits warm air at the same time
Convectional rainfall
when the heated air rises with water vapour and gets condesned when it reaches a higher altitude
Anemometer
a device used to measure wind speed
Hydrometer
a device used to measure the humidity
