Weather & climate
How do we call the central part of a tropical storm?
An eye
How to calculate the mean daily temperature?
By adding max. daily temperature to the min. daily temperature and dividing this sum by 2
What is the name of the most famous rainforest?
The Amazon rainforest
What are succulent plants?
Plants that retain water in its parts
Windward or leeward slopes are wet due to orographic rainfalls?
Windward
What is an anemometer?
A tool to measure wind speed
Why rain needs up to 10 minutes to go through all four layers of a rainforest?
The vegetation of rainforests is very high and dense
How rolling-up leaves reduce water loss?
They are reducing the area of evaporation
What is an anticyclone?
Areas with atmospheric pressure higher than average.
How it is called the meteorological shelter where we hide thermometers?
Stevenson screen
What is the main reason of deforestation?
Agriculture / farming
Name at least one country covered by the Kalahari desert.
South Africa, or Namibia, or Botswana
What is the difference between freezing rain and sleet?
Rain freezes on cold surface, sleet freezes in the air.
What substances we use in a Six's thermometer?
Mercury and alcohol
Describe process of sandification.
Raindrops are washing out clay and humus from the soil
What are ephemeral plants?
Plants with a very short time of vegetation, usually living only one season
What was the nationality of W. Köppen, the author of the climate classification?
Russian
What can we measure in oktas?
Cloud cover
Why lianas are so unique?
They have no roots in the soil
What is aestivation?
State of animal dormancy in response to high temperatures