Stevenson Screen
Terminology
Weather elements
Instruments
Clouds & Rain
100
Painted this colour to reflect the sun's rays.
What is white?
100
Short term variations in the atmospheric conditions.
What is weather?
100
rain, sleet, snow, hail.
What is precipitation?
100
Used to measure pressure.
What is a barometer?
100
Prefix meaning rain for clouds.
What is Nimbo?
200
125
What is the height in cm of the Stevenson Screen?
200
Tiny droplets of water and ice.
What are clouds?
200
Lower atmosphere
What is the troposphere?
200
Placed into the grass or on a tripod for stability and avoid splatter.
What is a rain gauge?
200
Cirrus clouds looks like this on birds.
What are feathers?
300
Instruments inside the Stevenson Screen
What is the Min & Max Thermometer, Wet & Dry Bulb, Barometer?
300
Instrument to measure wind.
What is an anemometer?
300
Classification of different wind speeds.
What is a Beaufort Scale?
300
Prevailing wind
What is the most common/frequent wind in the area?
300
Low level layered clouds
What are Stratus clouds?
400
wooden slates for free flowing air
What are louvres?
400
100% relative humidity.
What is the dew point?
400
Dangerous solid precipitation.
What is Hail?
400
Where you read from a thermometer?
What is the bottom of the Index?
400
High level cotton ball looking clouds
What are Cirrocumulus?
500
2 separate layers for insulation
What is the roof of the Stevenson Screen?
500
Lines on a map joining places with the same rainfall.
What are isohyets?
500
Lighter air around the equator and tropical areas results in this being higher.
What is the troposphere/tropopause?
500
Oktas
What is the measurement for cloud cover?
500
Clouds that create hazardous weather patterns, often avoided by planes.
What are Cumulonimbus clouds?
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