Weather and climate Flashcards
Key elements of Weather
Temperature, Drought, precipitation, air pressure, wind, sunshine, humidity
Factors that affect climate
high alititude, distance from the sun, latitude, air pressure, prevailing sound, ocean current, earth tilit, distance from the sea
what is climate
the state of atmosphere over a place for a long period of time
what is weather
the state of atsmosphere at a particular time or place
the higher the altitude, the ___ the temperature
lower
higher air pressure means__
lower air pressure means__
no rain
rain
what is metheorology
the scientific study of the atmosphere
name all the weather instruments
Max/Min thermometer, barometer, stevenson screen, campbell stroke sunshine recorder, wind vane, anomometer, rain gauge
what is a weather station
speacial areas where weather instruments are kept
The unit used for MAX/MIN Thermometer
Celcius
Where can a barometer be found
stevenson screen
The unit used for barometer
milibars
The unit used for rain gauge
milimeters
The unit used for anemometer
knots
The unit used for wind vane
wind direction
