Year 7 Weather and Climate

What is weather?

• Lots of rain

• Lots of sun

• The day to day conditions of the atmosphere

• The seasonal variations in the weather

What is climate?

• Wet weather

• Dry weather

• The day to day conditions of the atmosphere

• The seasonal variations of the weather recorded over a many years

What is this instrument?

• Barometre

• Thermometre

• Rain gauge

• Wind vane

What is this instrument used to measure?

• Wind speed

• Cloud cover

• Rainfall

• Temperature

What is a microclimate?

• When the climate of a small area is different from the general surroundings

• The climate within the classroom

• The climate of the whole world

• When it is very windy

Which of these factors do not affect the climate of the UK?

• Wind direction

• Ocean currents

• Height of land

• The number of people

Define condensation

• Warm air rising

• Cloud forming as vapour turns to water as it cools

• Precipiation

• Ground warmed by the sun

Which of these is not a form of precipitation?

• Hail

• Snow

• Rain

• Hurricane

Which of these is not a type of rainfall?

• Relief

• Reserve

• Convectional

• Frontal

What is an anticyclone?

• High pressure system

• Low pressure system