Weather
Four main elements of the weather:
- sun's radiations
- temperature
- wind
- precipitation
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ELEMENT
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DESCRIPTION |
UNITS OF MEASUREMENT
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Precipitation |
Moisture from the sky e.g. rain, snow,hail, sleet, drizzle |
mm |
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Temperature |
How hot or cold it is
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Degrees celsius |
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Wind |
How fast the wind is blowing |
Beaufort Scale |
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Wind Direction
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Where the wind is blowing from |
Points of the compass (north, north−west etc) or bearing in degrees
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Humidity |
The amount of watervapour in the air
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Relative Humidity % |
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Air Pressure
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The "weight" of the airpushing on the surface of the Earth
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Hectopascals (although most people know it as millibars)
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Cloud Cover |
The amount of cloud in the sky
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Visibility |
How far you can see |
m /km |
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Sunshine |
The hours of sunshine |
Hours and minutes |
Weather: the temperature and other conditions such as sun, rain, and wind
Weather information is available from a wide range of sources, for example
· Newspapers
· Television, including teletext
· Radio
· Telephone
· Internet e.g. The BBC www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2643743 or the Met Office www.metoffice.gov.uk/
game: www.mes-games.com/weather.php
Some experiments with weather: