Weather - Measuring Weather
This instrument measures precipitation, such as rain, snow, and hail. It consists of a narrow funnel and a glass measuring cylinder to record the volume of water.
What is a rain gauge?
These clouds are known for their fluffy ball shapes.
What are cumulus clouds?
In this visual representation, the bar chart represents the rainfall and the line graph the average temperature over months
What is a climate graph?
These are large-scale ecosystems with specific climate characteristics.
What are biomes?
The term used to describe the process of pushing the desert outwards due to overgrazing, overcultivation, and increasing populations at the edges of deserts
What is desertification?
To measure the minimum and maximum temperature over a 24-hour period, this instrument uses a U-shaped tube filled with liquid that expands and contracts with temperature changes.
What is a maximum-minimum thermometer?
These clouds appear as flattened layers.
What are stratus clouds?
This is measured by looking in the sky above the observing station and dividing the sky into these units.
How is cloud cover measured, and what unit is used to represent it?
This term describes a variety of plants and animals within an ecosystem
What is biodiversity?
The main reason for the large diurnal temperature range in hot deserts (explain)
What is the lack of clouds and clear skies, allowing heat to escape at night and leading to rapid temperature changes?
This instrument is used to measure humidity: By comparing the temperatures recorded, the humidity level can be determined by referring to reference tables.
What is a wet-and-dry bulb thermometer (hygrometer)?
These high, wispy clouds sometimes form circular formations resembling halos around the Sun.
What are cirrostratus clouds?
This displays the direction and frequency of wind at a specific location, using compass points and radial lines with percentages indicating the frequency, along with color-coded bars representing wind speed.
What is a wind rose diagram?
The latitude range of the equatorial climate
What is between 10° north and 10° south of the equator?
The way in which the location of mountains contribute to the formation of hot desert areas (explain)
What is the creation of rain shadows, where prevailing winds push moist air up mountains causing precipitation on one side and leading to dry, clear skies on the other side?
This instrument records the duration of sunshine by focusing the Sun's direct radiation onto a burn trace on a card.
What is a sunshine recorder?
These clouds are associated with heavy rain, thunderstorms, and lightning, often referred to as the "king of clouds."
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
These are bending lines on a weather map that connect points of equal air pressure, providing information about air pressure distribution.
What are isobars?
The concentration of the Sun's energy in a small area due to its almost overhead position
What is the main reason for the high temperatures in the equatorial climate?
The typical annual rainfall in hot deserts
What is below 250 mm?
This device measures air pressure, an important reading that influences weather patterns. It records air pressure in millibars and is often found inside a Stevenson Screen.
What is a barometer?
These mid-level circular fluffy clouds are slightly darker gray and rarely produce precipitation.
What are altocumulus clouds?
This instrument measures the direction of the wind and aligns itself to this direction.
What is a wind vane/from the direction which the wind blows
The annual temperature range in the equatorial climate
What is between 2 and 3 °C?
The percentage of the Earth's land surface is covered by deserts
What is approximately one-fifth (20%)?