Weather & Climate

Question 1

Causes of weather1

Answer 1

1. Sun heats earth unevenly

Question 2

Causes of weather2

Answer 2

2Earth warms air which rises

Question 3

Causes of weather3

Answer 3

3Rising air makes wind as colder air flows to replace it

Question 4

Causes of weather4

Answer 4

4Suns heat causes water to evaporate, making water vapour

Question 5

Causes of weather5

Answer 5

The water vapour condenses creating clouds, and when the droplets get too big, they fall as precipitation.

Question 6

Climate?

Answer 6

Long term weather patterns usually in 30 yrs

Question 7

Weather?

Answer 7

Day to Day changes in the atmosphere at a given time and place

Question 8

where in the atmosphere does the weather take place?

Answer 8

In the Troposphere

Question 9

What can low pressure lead to?

Answer 9

Clouds, rain and cyclones

Question 10

What can high pressure lead to?

Answer 10

Clear skies and anticyclones

Question 11

What are Synoptic charts?

Answer 11

Charts of surface pressure

Question 12

what would you measure cloud cover with?

Answer 12

Okta index scale

Question 13

What does an anemometer measure?

Answer 13

Wind speed

Question 14

What measures humidity?

Answer 14

Hygrometer

Question 15

What are some causes of weather in the UK?

Answer 15

Prevailing winds and Warm Ocean currents