Weather Revision Questions



Weather Revision Questions

1. An area of Low pressure brings ___________ weather?

2. An area of High pressure brings ___________ weather?

3. Explain what is meant by Precipitation._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. In Ireland we get cold wind from which direction?______________

5. What direction do the prevailing (Most common) winds of Ireland come from?_________________________________________________

6. Explain using a diagram what is meant by the Water Cycle?

7. What is evaporation?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. What is Condensation?________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. What is meant by Run off?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. What is meant by Humidity?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

11. Name the three types of clouds.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

12. Which clouds look like Cauliflower?

13. Which clouds look like a horses tail?

14. Which clouds form a blanket over the sky?

15. Name the three types of Rain._________________________________________________

16. Explain how relief rain occurs_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

17. Explain how convectional rain occurs____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

18. Explain how cyclonic (Frontal) rain_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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