Weaher And Climate.

Question 1

What is weather?

Answer 1

Weather is the hour to hour, day to day condition of the atmosphere. It included temperature, sunshine, precipitation and wind.

Question 2

What are the weather elements?

Answer 2

Temperature
Precipitation
Wind speed
Cloud cover
Air pressure
Sunshine duration
Wind
Humidity

Question 3

What instruments do we use to measure the weather elements.

Answer 3

Temperature- Thermometer
Precipitation- rain gouge
Wind speed- anemometer
Air pressure- barometer
Sunshine duration- cambell stocks
Wind- wind vain
Humidity- hygrometer

Question 4

What units do we use to measure the weather elements?

Answer 4

Temperature- degrees Celsius
Precipitation- millimetres
Wind speed- knots
Cloud cover-oktas
Air pressure- millibars
Sunshine duration- hours
Wind- compass
Humidity- percent

Question 5

How does rain form?

Answer 5

Warm air causes war on the ground, in lakes and the sea, and from vegetation to evaporate.
Warm air and water vapour is forced to rise.
As it rides, it cools.
Further cooling causes condensation were water vapour is turned back into minute water droplets, which are visible a clouds.
If cooling continues, increasing condensation will form rain (or snow if temperatures are below 0 degrees Celsius.

Question 6

What are the three types of rainfall?

Answer 6

Conventional Rainfall
Relief Rainfall
Frontal Rainfall

Question 7

Why does weather have an impact on people.

Answer 7

It affects what we d and what we wear, how we travel and even our moods.