Geography 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyWeather and climateGCSENone Created by: Esther_McTCreated on: 25-06-17 17:59 What is the definition for weather? the changing conditions of the atmosphere from day to day. 1 of 20 What is the definition for climate? the average weather over a long period of time 2 of 20 what is a anticyclone? Area of high pressure 3 of 20 what is a isobars? join places of equal pressure 4 of 20 what is a cyclone? area of low pressure 5 of 20 what is frontal rainfall ? area where warm tropical air meets cold polar air. 6 of 20 what is convectional rainfall? When the land warms up, it heats the air above it 7 of 20 what is relief rainfall? when air is forced to cool when it rises over relief features in the landscape such as hills or mountains 8 of 20 what does latitude mean ? distance from the equator 9 of 20 what does aspects mean ? south facing 10 of 20 what does altitude mean? height 11 of 20 what does prevailing winds mean ? where the wind is coming from 12 of 20 what does a weather vain do? where the wind is coming from 13 of 20 what does a rain gauge do? catches water from the sky in any form 14 of 20 what does a anemometer do? sees how fast the wind is blowing 15 of 20 what is wind usually measured in ? knots 16 of 20 what does a steveus screen do? its what all the weather instruments are held in 17 of 20 what does a sun globe do? to record how much sunlight there is 18 of 20 what does a barometer do? measures the air pressure 19 of 20 What is air pressure usually measured in ? millibars (mb) 20 of 20
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