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Weather and Climate Summative Assessment Flashcards

1
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Aspect

A

Facing north or south

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Shelter

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blocks and protects weather condition

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Physical Features

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natural features on earth such as a large body or water or mountain

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Surface

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area on a map which shows information or data

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5
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Weather

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day-to-day (average) conditions

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Climate

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longer term conditions, overall

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Tropical continental

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warm and dry (Mediterranean, Africa)

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Polar continental

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cold and dry (Russia, Scandanavian)

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Tropical maratine

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warm and wet (Carribean, Central America)

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Polar maratine

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cold and wet (Arctic)

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Temperature

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how hot or cold something is

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Precipitation

A

rainfall coming down from clouds

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Cloud

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condensed water vapour

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Air Pressure

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how much air is pushing down

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Wind Direction

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the direction (N,S,E,W) that the wind is flowing

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Wind Speed

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the speed (MPH, KPH) that the wind is travelling

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Low pressure

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when air above is rising so less its pressing down

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High pressure

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when air above is falling so less its pushing up

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Anticyclone

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weight above is pushing down

20
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High pressure in summer

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sunny, dry, no cloud or wind

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High pressure in winter

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cold, dry and cloudy

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Fog

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an aerosol made up of tiny water droplets or ice crystals

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Smog

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type of air pollution caused by nitrogen oxide

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Prevailing wind

A

wind that blows from a single direction

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Isobars

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lines on weather maps which the amount of pressure in an area

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Cause

A

the reason why something happened

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Effects

A

the damage or impact on people and environment

28
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Social

A

affecting people

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Economic

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related to money

30
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Environmental

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related to the environment

31
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Meteoroligist

A

someone who tells the weather

32
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Greenhouse effect

A

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

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Greenhouse gases

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Methane, Carbon dioxide, Water Vapour

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Solar radiation

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heat from the sun

35
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Response

A

try and solve the problem

36
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Impact

A

what happened because of the event

37
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Relief Rainfall

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when air is forced to cool as it rises over the top of a mountain

38
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Frontal rainfall

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when cool air hits warm air at the same time

39
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Convectional rainfall

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when the heated air rises with water vapour and gets condesned when it reaches a higher altitude

40
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Anemometer

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a device used to measure wind speed

41
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Hydrometer

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a device used to measure the humidity

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