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6. How might an errupting volcano NOT change the climate?

  • Leads to global warming by producing hot lava
  • Sulfur dioxide produced forms droplets of sulfuric acid that reflect solar radiation
  • Ash produced blocks out sunlight

7. What Does a weather balloon use to record elements of the weather?

  • an anemometer
  • a scatterometer
  • a radiosonde
  • a radiometer

8. Which of these is not an impact of a depression?

  • Frost breaks up soil, making it easier to plough
  • Farmers do not need to pay for irrigation of their plants due to frequent rain
  • Flooding leads to property damage
  • Ferries and deliveries are cancelled due to stormy weather

9. Which of the following weather conditions is not experienced in a winter anticyclone?

  • Fog and mist
  • Heavy rain
  • Absence of cloud cover
  • Low temperatures

10. How does a radiometer work?

  • It uses radio waves to take pictures of cloud patterns
  • It uses infrared waves to record wind speeds
  • It uses infrared waves to take pictures of cloud patterns
  • It uses microwaves to record wind speeds

11. Which of these answers is not a reason why a thermometer should be kept in a Stevenson Screen?

  • Air is able to flow through
  • Thermometer is not influeced by direct sunlight
  • Keeps the thermometer off the ground
  • Painted white to reflect heat

12. Which of these changes do not occur in a depression?

  • cumulus clouds form at the warm front
  • air rotates in an anticlockwise direction
  • cumulonimbus clouds form just before the cold front passes
  • tropical maritime air mass is lifted off the ground by a polar continental air mass

13. Describe a rain gauge

  • The day to day changes in the condition of the atmosphere
  • A cylinder which catches rainfall and has a funnel to direct the rain into a measuring flask
  • A weather map showing the isobar pattern and the symbols for the weather
  • A tube filled with mercury set in a reservoir, which balances the weight of the mercury against atmospheric pressure