weather and climate

Question 1

What is the weather?

Answer 1

it is the state of the atmosphere around us it can change from hour to hour

Question 2

What causes the weather?

Answer 2

The sun and water vapor

Question 3

Where does the weather happen?

Answer 3

the troposphere is where weather most occurs

Question 4

What are the main elements of weather?

Answer 4

Air pressure, Temperature, Cloud cover, Precipitation, Wind direction, Wind speed, Sunshine

Question 5

Weather instruments

Answer 5

an instrument used to measure and record the weather

Question 6

How do clouds and rain form?

Answer 6

Warm air containing water vapor rises –> As the warm air rises, it cools –> Water vapor condenses into tiny dust particles
in the air, forming a cloud droplet –> Billions of cloud droplets together form a cloud –> Cloud droplets join up to make larger, heavier droplets, which fall as rain!

Question 7

What are the three types of rainfall?

Answer 7

Frontal, convectional, relief

Question 8

What is the difference between weather and climate?

Answer 8

Weather is short-term atmospheric conditions, whereas climate is the weather of a place over a long period of time (30 years)

Question 9

What affects the climate?

Answer 9

Latitude, altitude, albedo, distance from the sea, ocean currents

Question 10

Air pressure

Answer 10

the force or weight of the air above us. It is measured in millibars

Question 11

Altitude

Answer 11

How high land is above sea level. usually measured in meters or km above sea level

Question 12

Anemometer

Answer 12

A weather instrument used to measure the wind speed

Question 13

Arid climate zone

Answer 13

an area with a hot and dry climate

Question 14

Atmosphere

Answer 14

A layer of gases surrounding a planet

Question 15

Barometer

Answer 15

a weather instrument used to measure air pressure

Question 16

Campbell Stokes Sunshine recorder

Answer 16

A weather instrument used to measure the number of hours of sunshine

Question 17

Climate

Answer 17

climate is the weather of a place over a long period of time (30 years)

Question 18

Climate graph

Answer 18

A graph which shows the typical monthly rainfall and temperatures for a place

Question 19

Climate zone

Answer 19

An area that has its own climate. Climate zones also have their own type of vegetation and wildlife

Question 20

Clouds

Answer 20

A large collection of very tiny droplets of water or ice crystals which float in the air

Question 21

Cloud cover

Answer 21

The amount of cloud covering the sky. Cloud cover is measured in oktas (eighths)

Question 22

Condensation

Answer 22

the process when water vapor turns into a liquid

Question 23

Convectional rainfall

Answer 23

rain that is formed when the ground heats up during warm, sunny weather

Question 24

Drought

Answer 24

A prolonged period of little or no rainfall, leading to a shortage of water

Question 25

Evaporation

Answer 25

The process when water turns from a liquid into a gas (water vapor)

Question 26

Front

Answer 26

the boundary between two air masses

Question 27

Frontal rainfall

Answer 27

rainfall formed when two air masses meet

Question 28

Latitude

Answer 28

how far north or south a place is from the equator

Question 29

Mediterranean climate zone

Answer 29

an area with mild winters and very warm, dry summers

Question 30

meteorology

Answer 30

study of weather

Question 31

Mountain climate

Answer 31

an area with a cool and often wet climate found at higher altitudes

Question 32

North Atlantic Drift

Answer 32

a warm ocean current that affects the UK

Question 33

Ocean currents

Answer 33

movements of warm or cold water around the world's oceans

Question 34

Polar climate zone

Answer 34

an area with a cold and dry climate

Question 35

Precipitation

Answer 35

any type of moisture reaching the Earth's surface

Question 36

Rain gauge

Answer 36

a weather instrument used to measure the amount of precipitation that has fallen in 24 hours. usually measured in millimetres

Question 37

Relief rainfall

Answer 37

rain formed when air is forced to rise over a hill or a mountain

Question 38

stratus clouds

Answer 38

a featureless cloud like a layer of fog. they bring rain, drizzle, and damp weather

Question 39

temperature

Answer 39

how warm or cold the air is. temperature is measured in degrees Celsius (ºC) or Fahrenheit (ºF)

Question 40

thermometer

Answer 40

a weather instrument used to measure the temperature

Question 41

tropical climate

Answer 41

an area with a hot and wet climate all year

Question 42

water vapor

Answer 42

water held in the air as a gas

Question 43

weather

Answer 43

the daily changes in the condition of the atmosphere

Question 44

weather forecast

Answer 44

a prediction of what the weather will be like in the next few hours, days, weeks, or even months

Question 45

weather station

Answer 45

a place where information is collected about local weather conditions

Question 46

wind direction

Answer 46

the direction that the wind is blowing from. wind direction is measured using compass bearings

Question 47

wind speed

Answer 47

how fast the wind is blowing. wind speed is measured in miles or km per hour

Question 48

wind vane

Answer 48

a weather instrument used to measure the wind direction