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Measuring Weather

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  • What instrument measures humidity?
    Hygrometer
  • Describe Frontal Rain
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  • What kind of weather is experienced in a low pressure area?
    Strong winds, significant cloud cover, high levels of precipitation
  • How many layers are there in the Earth's atmosphere?
    5 - Troposphere; Stratosphere; Mesosphere; Thermosphere; Exosphere
  • What unit of measurement is used when measuring pressure?
    Millibars (mb)
  • What instrument measures temperature?
    Maximum Minimum Thermometer
  • What instrument measures pressure?
    Barometer
  • What unit of measurement is used when measuring precipitation?
    Millimetres
  • What unit of measurement is used when measuring temperature?
    Degrees Celsius
  • What instrument measures percipitation?
    Rain guage
  • What instrument measures wind?
    Anemometer
  • What State body measures weather in Ireland?
    Met Eireann
  • What unit of measurement is used when measuring humidity?
    Relative humidity percentage
  • Describe Convectional Rain
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  • What instrument measures sunshine?
    Campbell-Stokes Recorder
  • What kind of weather is experienced in a high pressure area?
    Light winds, little clouds, little to no precipitation
  • What are the six stages of the water cycle?
    Precipitation - Surface run off - Groundwater - Evaporation - Transpiration - Condensation
  • Describe Relief Rain
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  • What unit of measurement is used when measuring wind?
    Beaufort Scale
  • What unit of measurement is used when measuring sunshine?
    Hours
  • What 6 things do weather stations gather data on?
    Pressure; Temperature; Precipitation; Wind; Humidity; Sunshine