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WEATHER AND CLIMATE
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Mind Map on WEATHER AND CLIMATE, created by gapsinlearning on 08/05/2013.
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WEATHER AND CLIMATE
FACTORS AFFECTING CLIMATE
Latitude
Distance from coast
Prevailing wind direction
Ocean currents
Height above sea level (altitude)
Shelter
How built up a place is
TYPES OF RAINFALL
Convectional Rainfall
Relief Rainfall
Frontal Rainfall
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WEATHER AND CLIMATE
Weather is the state of atmosphere around us at any given time. Climate is the 'average' weather in a place - what the weather is usually like there.
WEATHER TERMS
Temperature
Wind direction
Visibility
Air pressure
Precipitation
Wind speed
Cloud cover
TYPES OF CLOUDS
Cumulus clouds
Stratus clouds
Cirrus clouds
FRONTS
Warm front = warm air mass arriving
Cold front = cold air mass arriving
A depression = cold front chasing a warm front
AIR PRESSURE
Low pressure weather = unsettled weather (the lower the pressure, the stormier the weather).
High pressure weather = clear skies (ie. hot in summer, cold in winter)
SATELLITE IMAGES
PROMPTS
AIR MASSES
DIAGRAMS
WEATHER SYMBOLS
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