Revision for Weather and Climate

What is relief rainfall?

• When air rises over high land, cools and condenses

• When the Sun heats up the air, causing it to rise. It then cools and condenses

• When a warm and cold air mass meet and condensation occurs

Answer explanation

Also known as orographic rain, relief rain occurs when air is FORCED to rise over a highland, causing it to cool and dew point temperature to be met.

When temperature _____________, relative humidity____________.

• decreases,

  decreases

• increases, decreases

• increases, increases

• decreases, increases

Answer explanation

They have an INVERSE relationship, so when one increases, the other decreases or vice versa

Places closer to the equator are what?

• Colder

• Drier

• Warmer

Answer explanation

Equator is a latitude. Places that are closer to equator (lower latitude) = temperature is generally higher.

Places higher up a mountain are what?

• Warmer

• Colder

• Drier

Answer explanation

Altitude affects temperature. The higher the altitude, the lower the temperature.

The term used to describe the distance from the equator is:

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Coriolis effect

Coriolis effects causes winds to deflect _________ in the Northern Hemisphere and ___________ in the Southern Hemisphere

• left, left

• left, right

• right, left

• right, right

Answer explanation

Due to coriolis effect, winds deflect RIGHT in the Northern Hemisphere and LEFT in the Southern Hemisphere

India receives high rainfall between June to September due to.......

• South-west Monsoon Winds

• North-east

  Monsoon Winds

• South-east Monsoon Winds

The type of rain that commonly occur in a tropical area like Singapore is.....

• Convectional Rain

• Relief Rain

Answer explanation

These are places with high temperature with high amount of heating, hence there is more evaporation leading to convectional rain.

Which of the following is NOT a risk posed to human settlements by hurricanes?

• Flooding of coastlines

• Earthquakes

• Destruction of buildings

Typhoon Haiyan occurred in which area of the world?

• South East Africa

• South East Asia

• North America

Answer explanation

Typhoon Haiyan affected countries in South-East Asia, mainly in the Philippines and Vietnam.