GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY LESSON 5: WEATHER AND CLIMATE VOCABULARY

1. Insolation: The insolation is the amount of energy received from the Suns rays. 2. Isotherms: The isotherms are imaginary lines that are on temperature maps. 3. Thermometer: The thermometer is an instrument that measures temperatures in degrees Celsius. (C) 4. Clouds: The clouds is the unite of water vapour gets colder and condense into droplets. 5. Droplets: The droplets are the water vapour gets colder and condense. 6. Hygrometer: The hygrometer is an instrument that measures the degree of humidity in the air. 7. Rain gauge: The rain gauge is an instrument that measures how much rain has falled. 8. Isohyets: The isohyets is a line on a precipitation map that connect places on the Earths surface with the same amount of precipitation. The isohyets is a line on a map connecting points having the same amount of rainfall. 9. Wind: The wind is a mass of moving air. 10. Jet stream: The jet stream are air currents that circulate around the Earth at a height of 15.000 metres. 11. Isobars: The isobars are imaginary lines on weather maps that connect areas of equal atmospheric pressure. 12. Barometer: The barometer is an instrument that measured atmospheric pressure. 13. Weather vanes: The weather vanes indicate the direction of the wind. 14. Anemomether: The anemomether is an instrument that using wind speed is measured.

QUESTIONS
1. What is the different between weather and climate? The difference between weather and climate is that the weather is the atmospheric conditions in a particular place and the climate is the atmospheric conditions that exist in a region. 2. What is the atmosphere? The atmosphere is a gaseous layer of more than 1.000 km thick that surrounds the Earth. 3. Describe and draw the structure of the atmosphere. The atmosphere is composed of: - Thermosphere. - Mesosphere. - Stratosphere. - Troposphere. 4. Describe greenhouse effect.

The greenhouse effect is the Solar radiation that reaches the Earths surface is reflected by the Earth. In then rebounds and heats the atmosphere. This phenomenon is essential for life. Without it, temperatures would be very low. 5. What factor affect climate? The factors that affect the climate are: - Altitude. - Latitude. - Distance from the sea. 6. What factor influence the temperature in a particular place on the Earth? Why? Draw a picture and level it. The factor that influence te temperature in a particular place on the Earth is the insolation because the amount of energy Suns rays come from this. 7. What is air humidity? The air humidity is the amount of water vapour in air. 8. What are the difference form of precipitation? The difference form of precipitation are: - Rain. - Snowflakes. - Hail. 9. Explain atmospheric pressure. Draw a picture and level it. The atmospheric pressure is the weigh or force that the air exerts on the surface of the Earth. Atmospheric pressure depends on: - Altitude. - Air temperature. 10. Tipes of wind. The types of wind are: - Prevailing winds. - Seasonal winds. - Local winds.