Weather Flashcards

1
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Bbc symbols

A

Set of symbols used to tell the weather

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2
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Line graph

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Air pressure/ temperature

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3
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Bar graph

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Hours of sunshine/perception

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4
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Scatter graph

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Used to show links between two sets of data

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5
Q

Climate graph

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Temperature and rainfall

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6
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Wind rose

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Wind direction is shown

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7
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Weather station circles

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Used to give more detail about the weather

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8
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Fronts

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Warm and cold air masses meet

Bring cloud and rain

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9
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Occluded front

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Where a warm and cd front merge

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10
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Frontal rain

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The rain caused by fronts

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11
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Isobars

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Join up places of equal air pressure

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12
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Weather systems

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Patterns of weather brought by air pressure

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13
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Anticyclones

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High pressure systems caused by sinking air so no clouds or rain

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14
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Weather

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Current condition in the atmosphere

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15
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Maritime

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Wet

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16
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Polar/ Arctic

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Cold

17
Q

Continental

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Dry

18
Q

Tropical

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Wet

19
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Polar maritime

A

Cold and wet weather

20
Q

Arctic maritime

A

Cold and wet weather

21
Q

Tropical maritime

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Hot and wet weather

22
Q

Tropical continental

A

Hot and dry weather

23
Q

Depression wind

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Anti clockwise

24
Q

Anticyclone wind

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Clockwise