geography 2.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? GeographyASAQA Created by: sophieCreated on: 16-01-13 19:41 What is temperature? How hot or cold the air is 1 of 21 What is temperature measured in? degrees centigrade 2 of 21 What is precipitation? any moisture that falls to the ground 3 of 21 What is precipitation measured in? Millimeters 4 of 21 What is pressure? The weight of the air 5 of 21 What is pressure measured in? Milibars 6 of 21 What is visibility? How much you can see clearly 7 of 21 What is cloud cover? how much of the sky is covered in cloud 8 of 21 What is cloud cover measured in? octas or eights 9 of 21 what is wind speed? how fast the wind is blowing 10 of 21 What is wind speed measured in? miles per hour 11 of 21 What is equatorial? a type of tropical climate where there is no dry season and temperature varies little throughout the year 12 of 21 What is depression/ cyclone? an area in the atmosphere in which the pressures are lower than those of the surrounding region at the same level 13 of 21 What does a depression/ cyclone bring? unsettled weather - 14 of 21 What is an anticyclone? an area in the atmosphere in which the pressure are higher than those of the surrounding region and at the same level 15 of 21 What does an anticyclone bring? stable an dry weather 16 of 21 What is a hurricane? Several tropical cyclones usually with heavy rains an winds moving at 73-136 knots from over the ocean 17 of 21 What is a Tornado? A rotating column of air ranging in width from a few yards to more than a mile and whirring at destructively 18 of 21 Where does a tornado form? over land 19 of 21 What is a drought? when an area recieves a lower than average amount of rainfall 20 of 21 What is a flood? When a river channel is full of water and the river spills over on the surrounding land 21 of 21
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