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Climate and Weather
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- 1WEatherthe day to day conditions in the air around us it includes temperature,rain and wind.
- 2climatethe average weather of a place
- 3where in the UK is it the wettestwest (mainly wales and Scotland)
- 4where in the UK is it the highestScotland,central wales, north England
- 5what type of rainfall happens in areas with lots of hills and mountainsrelief rainfall
- 6Relief rainfallhappens when air is forced upwards over a hill or a mountain
- 7frontal rainfallhappens when warm air(less dense) is forced upwards over cooler air (more dense) at a weather front (where warm and cool air meet)
- 8convectional rainfallhappens when warm air near the ground rises, cools and condenses to give us rain.
- 9air massa huge block of air that has similar characteristics e.g.hot and dry,cold and wet
- 10polar marintinewet,cold air which brings showery weather. from greenland and the artic sea
- 11tropical continentalhot,dry air brings hot weather in the summer. from north america
- 12polar continentalhot air brings dry summers. cold air brings snow in winter. from central europe.
- 13describe the changing weather of a depressionit is raining,then cold front undercuts the warm air in the warm sector.Then the warm air is forced to rise over the cold air. Then the nimbostratus CLOUDS GET LOWER AND THICKER AND STaRT TO RAIN AGAIN
- 14climate changeglobal change in climate due to usuage of fossil fuels
- 15effects of climate change in Africashortages of crops growing
- 16effects of climate change in the pacific islandssea levels rising
- 17effects of climate change in Europefloods and contaminated water
- 18carbon footprinta carbon footprint measures how much carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere as a result of the activities of a particular person,business or community.
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- Year 8 Geography Flashcards on Climate and Weather, created by Billie P on 06/03/2018.
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