Geography - Weather and Climate 0.0 / 5 ? FunFunFunNone Created by: ExamReviser493Created on: 30-05-19 19:20 What is the weather, short term or long term? Short Term 1 of 18 W or C: "November is usually the wettest month in Newquay." Climate 2 of 18 W or C: "It rained heavily all afternoon." Weather 3 of 18 What are the two main causes of the weather? The Sun, Water Vapour 4 of 18 What is the bottom layer of the atmosphere where weather happens? Troposphere 5 of 18 What is the term defined?: 'Any moisture falling through the atmosphere e.g. rain/snow/sleet' Precipitation 6 of 18 In Frontal Rainfall, which air mass slides up and over the other? Warm 7 of 18 What type of rainfall is it when the Sun warms the ground, currents of warm air rise and then the rising air cools? Convectional 8 of 18 On what type of land does Relief Rainfall happen? Mountain 9 of 18 What is the force of the air pressing down on the Earth's surface? Air Pressure 10 of 18 What term is used to define the 'height above sea level'? Altitude 11 of 18 What is the name of the line that runs across the middle of the Earth? Equator 12 of 18 Which air mass has extremely cold temperatures and very little moisture? Arctic 13 of 18 What is temperatured measured with? Thermometer 14 of 18 What is wind speed meausured with? Anemometer 15 of 18 What is the ocean-current system starting in Florida that moderates the climate of the UK and North-West Europe? North Atlantic Drift 16 of 18 Over how many years does the orbital and tilt change occur? 41,000 years 17 of 18 What is the name of the large international agreement to try and reduce climate change? Kyoto Protocol 18 of 18
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