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What weather category do rain and snow fit in to?
Precipitation
What are the highest biggest clouds?
Cumulonimbus
Who measures the weather?
Everyone can measure the weather
What rises when oceans or lakes get heated?
Water vapour
What was the place called that we compared Geneva to?
Vostok
What is a thermometer used for?
It used to measure the temperature.
What does it mean when there are cirrus clouds in the sky?
They usually mean the day will have pleasant weather.
Name three instruments we use to measure the weather.
Anemometer, wet and dry bulb, barometer, thermometer, rain gauge and hygrometer
What is the thing called when the water flows back into lakes and oceans?
Run off
How many people died in France during the 2003 heatwave?
15,000
Name 10 different types of weather.
High winds, hail, wildfires, thunderstorms, downbursts, tornadoes, waterspouts, tsunami, hurricane, sand storm, avalanche, drought, cyclones, blizzards (snowstorms), ice storms, and duststorms.
Cirrocumulus clouds are also called...
Mackerel clouds
Name two ways we can measure clouds using our eyes.
Shape and colour
Write a definition of condensation.
The changing of water vapour into water droplets.
What was the lowest ever recorded temperature?
-94.7c
Give a definition of extreme weather.
Includes weather phenomena that are the extremes of historical patterns, especially severe or unusual conditions.
Cumulonimbus clouds are the type of clouds that bring...
lightning, thunder and violent tornadoes.
What is the main reason we measure the weather.
To stay safe
What is the word for the definition - Oceans and lakes collect water?
Collection
What two tribes did we look at that survived in extreme hot/cold environments?
Inuit and the Tuareg
Name three different types of rain fall.
Conventional, Frontal and Relief rain fall.
Cumulonimbus clouds can reach elevations of...
39,000 feet or higher.
Name 4 things we use to measure the weather
Surface observations, altitude, radars, computer models, satellites, current conditions and personal knowledge.
Name 5 types of precipitation.
Hail, sleet, snow, rain and freezing rain
Write a definition of a climate graph.
A climate graph shows the average rainfall and temperature throughout the course of a year.