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Temp of ocean currents

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Warm or cold, affects climate of coastal areas

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2
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What helps warm the British isles in the winter?

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Warm currents from the Gulf of Mexico called the Atlantic drift

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What does the North Atlantic drift warm

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Prevailing winds

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What are prevailing winds

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They are the direction in which the wind blows most frequently

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Which is the warmest part of the uk

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South-west, escude that’s where the wind hits and warms the temp.

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How does the directions of winds have effects on temperatures?

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Because if they are coming from the south or north it is likely that it would be warmer south and wild be colder from north . Eg

South westerly would contain warmth for the UK

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What type of high wind speed could cause many human+physical effects?

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155mph

Homes, pets, livestock, people

= damages

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Low wind speed+causes

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74-95mph

  • produce some damage
  • floods
  • minor damage
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Biggest influence on uk’s climate

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Circulation cells (justify a how the uk’s climate changes all year round.) leads to unsettled weather

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10
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What is the uk’s climate named as?

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Temperate

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Maritime influence

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Oceanic sir patterns

Cool summers, warm winters

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What is circulation cells

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UK is located near the ‘boundary’ between the northern férrel + polar circulation cells.

Warm air from south and cool air from north meet=unsettled weather

UK= F cell (Ferrell cell)

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13
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What is a jet stream

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Forms at boundaries
Significant temperature difference
Affect movement of other weather systems

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14
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What is altitude

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Higher the altitude te cooler it is

-1 degrees 100m up

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What makes precipitation on hill tops

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When the air is forced to rise up over highland, moisture + condensed = precipitation on hill tops

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16
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Where does great variations in temp occur?

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Upland areas with sunny south-facing slopes

17
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London = how many days of rainfall?

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9.8

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What is a tropical storm

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Extreme weather event (intense low pressure)

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How do tropical storms develop

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Over warm tropical oceans where sea temps exceed 27 degrees

20
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What times of year do tropical storms occur?

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Early autumn, late summer

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What affects the strength of a tropical cyclone

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The track. The further it travels over the ocean, the more heat and moisture it collects, so increasing its strength

22
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Where do tropical cyclones form in the world

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Caribbean Sea, South China Sea, Indian Ocean

23
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What force needs to be formed in order for a tropical cyclone to occur?

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A rotation force

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How do we predict tropical cyclones

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High density cloud and eye

25
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When do tropical cyclones form

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Northern tropic (June+November)

Southern tropic (nov+April)

26
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What are airmasses?

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Parcels of air, take on characteristics of whatever area they travel over

27
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5 airmasses that affect UK weather

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Polar airtime
Tropical maritime 
Arctic maritime 
Tropical continental 
Polar continental
28
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What are the natural causes of climate change?

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Solar variation, volcanism, milankoutich cycles

29
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3 negative impacts of climate change

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Loss of ice in cold countries (loss of habitats)

Loss of population (coral attolls evacuating New Zealand)

Glaciers decreasing