Geography đ Flashcards
(20 cards)
What is visibility? đ
Visibility is how far and how much you can see.
What is temperature? đĄī¸
Temperature is how hot or cold the air is.
What is precipitation? đ§ī¸đŠī¸đ¨ī¸
Precipitation is the water in the air. Rain, sleet, hail or snow.
What is wind direction? đ¨
Wind direction is the compass direction the wind is coming from
What is windspeed?
Wind is just moving air.
What is pressure? đ
Pressure is the weight of the air pushing down on the Earth
What is cloud cover? â ī¸
Cloud cover is the amount of sky that is obscured by clouds
What is cloud type?âī¸
Cloud type is the shape and size differences of different clouds
Where is the ideal location of a thermometer?
Inside the Stevenson screen.
What unit is used for the thermometer?
Degrees Celsius
Where is the ideal location for a rain gauge?
Out in the open ground
What is the unit used for rain gauge
Millimetres
What is the ideal location on the visibility meter?
High up on a pole away from obstructions
What is the unit used for visibility meter?
Time
Where is the ideal location for a barometer?
Kept indoors or in a Stevenson screen
What is the unit used for a barometer?
mb
What is the ideal location for a weather vane?
High above ground.
What is the unit used for a weather vane?
Compass points. North, south, east west.
What is the ideal location for an anemometer
High above ground
What is the unit used for a anemometer?
mph
