Weather

Question 1

What is weather?

Answer 1

It’s the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place.

Question 2

What is climate?

Answer 2

It’s the common, average weather conditions at a particular place over a long period of time.

Question 3

What are the weather elements?

Answer 3

• Temperature
• Humidity
• Atmospheric pressure
• Wind force
• Wind direction
• Precipitation
• Sunshine

Question 4

What is a meteorologist?

Answer 4

Someone who studies weather elements

Question 5

How are weather forecasts put together by meteorologists?

Answer 5

Understanding the patterns in weather prediction.

Question 6

What is a weather forecast?

Answer 6

It’s a prediction of what the weather will be like at a particular time and place.

Question 7

Where do meteorologists get their information from?

Answer 7

Satellites, ships and weather stations

Question 8

Where is the weather forecast put?

Answer 8

Onto weather maps and charts made available to the public.

Question 9

Who issues weather warnings?

Answer 9

Met Eireann

Question 10

Who is the weather forecasts especially important to?

Answer 10

• People who work at the sea
• Farmers so they can plan when to harvest crops and sow seeds
• Airlines so they can cancel flights if there will be bad weather

Question 11

What is a weather station?

Answer 11

It’s a place with equipment and instruments for observing and recording the weather .

Question 12

Where do weather stations send their information?

Answer 12

Met Eireann and the Irish National Meteorological Service

Question 13

What are synoptic charts?

Answer 13

The information gathered from the weather stations that’s put into weather maps

Question 14

What do synoptic charts use in them?

Answer 14

Lines and symbols to show what’s happening with the weather

Question 15

What do the lines on synoptic charts mean?

Answer 15

They show areas that have equal atmospheric pressure, temperature, sunshine or rainfall, depending on what is being measured.