WEATHER AND CLIMATE (I)
A Fill in the blanks in the text, using the following words: humidity, region, planet, climate,
air, meteors, weather, atmosphere, temperature.
Natural events that take place in the …………………. are called …………………… or
atmospheric phenomena. These happen because the ………………. has a different
density, …………………and ………………………. in the various areas of the
………………... If we refer to the conditions of the atmosphere at a certain time and place,
we will be talking about the ………………….. If we talk about the whole of the atmospheric
phenomena that characterise a …………………………. during a long period of time, we will
be talking about the …………………….. of that region.
B Answer the following questions briefly:
I. What is a meteorological station? .............................................................................
……………………………………….....…………………..........……...…………………
II. Why do we say that the instruments of a meteorological station measure the atmospheric
weather? Why not the climate? ............................................................
III. What is meteorology? ..............................................................................................
C In the column on the left of the table there are several sentences that refer either to the
weather or to the climate. In the column on the right write down which one they refer to.
CIRCUMSTANCE
WEATHER/CLIMATE
I couldn’t go horse riding because it started to
snow.
I love summer in Castille.
I.
The plane arrived late due to the turbulence
caused by the wind.
The month of January is generally rainy in
Asturias.
The areas near the poles are cold.
III.
A storm is coming from the north.
VI.
II.
IV.
V.
WEATHER AND CLIMATE (II)
A Draw a climograph with the following data:
B Answer the following questions about the climograph you have constructed:
I. Does it correspond to a city in the northern or in the southern hemisphere? Why?
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II. Which month registers most precipitation? ..............................................................
III. Work out the arithmetic mean of all the temperatures of the year.
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IV. What is the total of number of registered/recorded precipitation? What is the total
in litres per square metre? ......................................................................................
C Look at this climograph carefully and answer the following questions:
I. To which climatic zone do you think it belongs? ………...........……....………
………………....…........……........…
II. Is it of the Northern or the Southern Hemisphere? Why? ……….…..…
III. Why do you think so little precipitation is recorded? …..……...................
IV. Which is the coldest month? And the most rainy? ………..……......……………......
V. Where, on Earth, can we find the following latitudes?
1. Between 0° and 30°; ………..…….....................……………......
2. Between 30° and 60°; ………......……..........
3. Between 60° and 90°. ………..…....................................…..........