Weather
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
This is the hotness or coldness of a place
Temperature
This instrument is used to measure precipitation
Rain Guage
This climate receives rainfall amounting over 2000mm all year round
Equatorial Climate
Air of this temperature rises
Warm air
This refers to the weight of the atmosphere at ground level
Atmospheric(Air) Pressure
This instrument is used to denote the amount of water vapour in the air
Hydrometer
This climate has a distinct dry season with low rainfall often causing drought conditions
Tropical Marine Climate
This rainfall is most common and occurs usually in the afternoon due to intense heating of the earth's surface
Convectional Rainfall
Instrument that shows wind direction
What is a wind vane?
This refers to the velocity at which air is moving
Wind Speed
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This instruments measures air pressure at surface level
Barometer
This climate tends to have evergreen trees due to constant rain and sunlight
Equatorial Climate
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This refers to the level at which air begins to cool and condense forming clouds
Saturation Levels / Dew Point
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These are referred to as ground/low level clouds
Fog/ Mist
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This refers to the amount of moisture within the atmosphere
Humidity
This instrument measures a quantity that can be expressed in 'miles per hour' or 'knots'
Anemometer
These are the names of countries experiencing a distinct dry and wet season. List THREE countries
Countries of the Caribbean and Latin America
This type of rainfall causes areas on the leeward side of an island to have dry conditions
Relief/Orographic Rainfall
The weather of a place over a long time
What is climate?
This weather instrument is used to indicate directional flow of air
Wind vane
These are the names of places that have high temperatures and rainfall amounts throughout the year
South America, Central America, Central Africa, South East Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka, and other places near the equator like Costa Rica, Kenya, and Borneo and parts of South America including Venezuela, Columbia, Brazil, and Asian countries like Vietnam.
This rainfall pattern commonly affects parishes such as St. Mary, Portland and St. Thomas in Jamaica
Relief/ Orographic Rainfall