Weather, Climate & Vegetation of South Africa

Question 1

What is weather?

Answer 1

It is what the ATMOSPHERE or AIR is like at a certain time

Question 2

What do you use to measure temperature?

Answer 2

Thermometer

Question 3

What is the unit of measurement for temperature

Answer 3

Degrees Celcius

Question 4

How do you write Degrees Celcius

Answer 4

°C

Question 5

What is “minimum temperature”?

Answer 5

The coldest point in the day

Question 6

What is “maximum temperatures”?

Answer 6

The hottest point in the day

Question 7

What is wind?

Answer 7

Air that is blowing across the land’s surface

Question 8

What do you use to measure wind strength

Answer 8

Anemometer

Question 9

What unit of measurement do we use to say how strong or how fast the wind is?

Answer 9

Kilometers per hour

Question 10

How do you write kilometres per hour

Answer 10

km/h

Question 11

How do you measure the direction of wind?

Answer 11

By the direction it is coming from

Question 12

Name the 8 points of the compass

Answer 12

N, NE, E, S, SE, W SW, NW

Question 13

Answer the questions on Page 61 in the Text Book

Answer 13

From the West,

Question 14

What is Precipitation?

Answer 14

Rain, Snow, Hail
And other forms of water
That fall to the ground

Question 15

What is Rain?

Answer 15

Water falling in DROPLETS

Question 16

What is Hail?

Answer 16

Water falling as FROZEN DROPLETS during a THUNDERSTORM

Question 17

What is snow?

Answer 17

Water falling as FROZEN ICE CRYSTALS

Question 18

What do you call rain falling for a short time?

Answer 18

A Shower

Question 19

What do you call rain falling for along time but the drops are light?

Answer 19

A Drizzle

Question 20

What do you use to measure rain?

Answer 20

Rain Gauge

Question 21

What unit of measurement do you use to measure rain?

Answer 21

Millimeters (mm)

Question 22

How does a wind vane work

Answer 22

The arrow points in the direction the wind is coming from

Question 23

How does a wind sock work?

Answer 23

It fills up with wind and blows away from the direction of the wind.

Question 24

On a weather map what are the 3 ways that cloud cover is described?

Answer 24

Cloudy, partly cloudy, clear

Question 25

In South Africa what is the name of the organisation that monitors the weather?

Answer 25

South African Weather Services

Question 26

Name the 3 place the South African Weather Services gathers its information?

Answer 26

Aeroplanes Ships at Sea Space

Question 27

Name 3 places where you can find out what kind of weather to expect every day?

Answer 27

Weather reports on TV Daily weather forecasts in the Newspaper Weather reports on the radio

Question 28

Name the different symbols you can find on a weather map

Answer 28

``` Sun Cloud Lighting bolt Wind speed direction Temperature ```

Question 29

What is the difference between "WEATHER" and "CLIMATE"

Answer 29

Weather is : The temperature, cloud cover and precipitation in a SMALL area at a PARTICULAR time. Climate is : What the weather is USUALLY like over a LARGE area at a certain TIME OF YEAR.

Question 30

Do activity P on page 65

Answer 30

Reading rainfall

Question 31

Is South Africa consider a generally dry or wet country

Answer 31

Very dry

Question 32

``` In which part of South Africa do we find most of the towns and cities? North South East West? ```

Answer 32

On the Eastern half of the country

Question 33

Why are most of the cities and towns found in that part of South Africa?

Answer 33

Because this is where the highest rainfall is.