Weather & climate

Question 1

What is rain represented in on a climate graph

Answer 1

It is measured in bars

Question 2

What is the temperature measured in on a climate graph

Answer 2

On a line

Question 3

What is the climate

Answer 3

Climate is the average weather conditions in the general area over a long period of time

Question 4

What is weather

Answer 4

Weather is the of the atmosphere particular place and time

Question 5

Relief rainfall

Answer 5

Air is forced to rise when it meets a range of hills this Air cools and forms condensation continue to rise and clouds form reinventually falls in the mountains as air descend on the other side of the mountains it warmed up and can hold more water vapor this Air of the mountain is called the rain shadow

Question 6

Conventional rainfall

Answer 6

The ground is heated by the sun causing moisture to evaporate and rise the air Rises rapidly in the water vapor condenses to form clouds tall cumuloNimbus

Question 7

Frontal rainfall

Answer 7

A warm air mass meets a cold air mass the warm less dense hair is pushed up over the cold denser to create a front the warm less dense air cools the water vapor condenses into droplets and eventually produces rain

Question 8

Things that effect microclimates

Answer 8

Aspect shelter surface buildings