Year 10 Weather & Climate Recap

What is the name of the circulation cell which is thermally indirect?

• Hadley

• Ferrel

• Polar

• International Convergence Zone

Due to the earth’s rotation, wind is deflected to the right in the northern hemisphere - this is called the .....

• Jet Stream

• Gulf Stream

• Hadley Cell

• Coriolis Effect

Natural changes to the earth’s orbit and position that affect how much radiation we receive from the sun are called ...

• Eccentricity

• Milankovitch Cycle

• Jet Stream

• Asteroids

Which is not a greenhouse gas?

• Methane

• Oxygen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Nitrous Oxide

What is thermal expansion?

• when the sun heats the land directly above the equator.

• when the ice caps melt

• the spreading of desert areas.

• warm water occupies a greater volume than cold water.

The prevailing wind in the UK comes from the ....

• SE

• SW

• NE

• NW

What are the 3 types of rainfall?

• Frontal, Relief, Heavy

• Convectional, Precipitation, Relief

• Relief, Convectional, Frontal

• Sleet, Hail, Snow

Which is not a condition needed for a tropical cyclone to develop?

• Converging winds

• Moist, warm air (usually over 27C)

• Ocean current

• Located just north or south of the equator (so the Corioilis force can make it spin)

Which 2 tropical cyclone case studies did we use?

• Hurricane Sandy and Typhoon Haiyan

• Hurricane Mitch and Typhoon Haiyan

• Hurricane Katrina and Typhoon Sandy

• Hurricane Haiyan and Typhoon Sandy

What are the 2 different types of drought?

• Long and short

• Arid and Semi Arid

• Meteorological and Hydrological

• Meteorological and Non meteorological