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3 Weather and climate
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3.1 The weather
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Where do most weather phenomena take place?
In the troposphere -
What is the lowest layer of the atmosphere?
The troposphere -
What are 4 main characteristics that can be identified with weather?
Temperature, precipitation, wind and cloud cover. -
With what can you measure the characteristics of weather?
Thermometer, rain gauge, wind vane or anenometer -
Where are the highest temperatures measured?
Near the Equator and clove to sea level -
Where are the lowest temperatures measured?
Further away from the Equator and on the tops of the mountains. -
What do meteorologists use to show the temperature?
A isotherm map -
What does a isotherm map shows?
The lines of equal temperature -
How do we measure the direction of the wind?
On a compass rose -
How do we measure the speed of the wind?
The Beaufort scale
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