The weather
What tupe of wind do we have when the sea is calm and there is no motion on land?
Calm
What type of wind do we have when some waves of water form and on land, leaves are in constant motion?
Gentle breeze
What type of wind do we have when waves become higher and longer and on land, the wind force can break twigs from trees?
Gale
What type of wind do we have when waves become giant, and on land, objects blow over?
Hurricane
What type of precipitaion is when the rain is light?
drizzle
What type of precipitation is a mixture of rain and snow?
Sleet
What type of precipitation is solid in the form of balls of ice (hailstones) and often fall when there are severe weather conditions?
Hail
What type of precipitation is solid in the form of ice crystals (snowflakes)?
Snow
What's the name of the people who use devices to predict the weather?
Meteorologists
What's the name of the large balloons that go high into the atmosphere and measure the temperature, the air pressure and the humidity?
Weather balloons
What's the name of the artificial satellites that orbit the Earth and take pictures of weather patterns an check temperatures?
Weather satellites
Can you draw the symbol on a weather map to indicate that it's windy?
An arrow with three lines/two lines or only one line
What type of climate can we find in The Canary Islands?
Subtropical climate
What type of climate can we find in the Mediterranean Sea?
Mediterranean Climate
What type of climate can we find in Galicia and the north of Spain?
Oceanic climate
Can you draw the symbol on a weather map to indicate that it's stormy?
A cloud with a lightning
What are the three elements that weather maps contain?
Symbols, Isobars and Coloured lines
Can you draw the symbol on a weather map to indicate that it's foggy?
Three lines
Can you draw the symbol on a weather map to indicate that it's partly cloudy?
A cloud and a sun
Can you draw the symbol on a weather map to indicate that it's rainy?
A cloud and water droplets
What's the name of the facilities that collect the information about the weather?
Weather stations
What are the three factors that determine the climate?
Latitude, altitude and distance from the sea.
Climate
What is the distance between a place and The Equator?
Latitude
What refers to how high a place is?
Altitude