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Weather and ecosystems Flashcards

1
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What is an ecosystem

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An ecosystem is a living community of plants and animals and the environment in which they live in

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Where can ecosystems be found

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Ecosystems can be found in parks, gardens, fields, forests, ponds, lakes, oceans and mountains

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What size can ecosystems be

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They can be any size

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What are the two main processes of an ecosystem

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The flow of energy

The cycle of nutrients

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5
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Why are ecosystems so different?

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The climate is the main driving force in an ecosystem. It affects
The soil
The vegetables
The animals

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6
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How thick is the soil?

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How thick and rich the soil is depends on the climate

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7
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What temperature does rock break down faster

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Rock breaks down faster into soil in a hot damp climate this affects
The animals - they have adapted to feed on the plants or on each other and cope with the climate

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Give some examples of living elements

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Plants
Trees
Animals
Grass
Weeds
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9
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Give some examples of non living elements

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Water
Sunlight 
Air
Rocks
Hill
Fence
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What is atmosphere

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The atmosphere is the “envelope” of gases surrounding the earth.

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What are the four gases found in atmosphere called?

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Nitrogen
Oxygen
Argon
Carbon dioxide

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12
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What is it called to study the atmosphere?

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Meteorology

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13
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What is temperature

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The amount of heat

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14
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What is precipitation

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Water, rain, sleet, snow, hail

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15
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What is Air temperature measured with

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Thermometer

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16
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What is the scale on a thermometer called?

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Celsius (0c

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17
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What way does water fall into the ground

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Rain
Snow
Sleet
Hail
Ice and fog
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18
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What do we use to measure the amount of rain that falls

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Rain gauge (measured in mm)

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19
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What happens if the air continues to cool?

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The small cloud droplets will join together to form larger water droplets or ice crystals

20
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What is wind

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Wind is moving air

21
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How can wind be measured?

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Wind can be measured by its speed and the direction from which it has come

22
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What do we use to measure wind?

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We use an anemometer

23
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What Happens when the wind gets measured

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As the wind blows it catches the cups and spins them. The stronger the wind the faster they spin

24
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How can wind direction be measured?

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It’s measured using a measure vane

25
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What is the weather

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Weather is the day to day conditions in the atmosphere

25
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What is climate

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The pattern of weather recorded over a period of 30 years

25
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Where do we live

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We live in the NW corner of the British Isles

26
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What are the winds called that blow towards NI

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Air masses

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What are air masses

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An airmass is a volume of air defined by its temperature and water vapour content

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Polar

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Cold

29
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Tropical

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Hot

30
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Maritime

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Wet

31
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Continental

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Dry

32
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What is the water cycle

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The process that describes the movement of the water from the sea to the land and back to the sea

33
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Evaporation

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The process where water changes from a liquid to a vapour

34
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Condensation

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The process by which cooling vapour turns into a liquid

35
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Precipitation

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Water that falls on the earths surface (eg rain, snow, hail)

36
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Surface run off

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The movement of water over the land possibly as a river

37
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Transpiration

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Plants giving of water vapour from their leaves

38
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Groundwater

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Water that has sunk through the solid into the rocks below

39
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What does temperature mean?

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Temperature means no extremes of weather

40
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On a climate graph what colour are the bars

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Blue

41
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What colour do you draw the connecting line for temperature

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Red

42
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What is a thermometer made of?

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Tube of hollow glass with a bulb shaped base

43
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What liquid is in a thermometer

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Usually mercury

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