What is the difference between weather and climate?

Weather is the short-term state of the atmosphere; climate is the long-term average pattern

What is the purpose of a Stevenson screen?

To shade instruments from direct sun while letting air flow, so readings are fair

The Sun's rays are more concentrated on a smaller area near the Equator

Temperature falls as you go higher, so highlands are cooler

Rain that falls when air is forced to rise over mountains, cools and condenses

Hot temperatures all year with a small range and heavy rain in every month

The monsoon climate has a distinct wet season and dry season

Prevailing winds that reverse direction with the seasons

The ground heating strongly and warming the air just above it

It cools, and its water vapour condenses to form towering cumulonimbus clouds

Flash floods from sudden heavy rain

The sea warms and cools slowly, so coasts have milder, more even temperatures than inland areas

In the open, away from buildings and trees, with its rim above the ground

15questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

What is the difference between weather and climate?
Which instrument and unit are used to measure rainfall?
What is the purpose of a Stevenson screen?
Why are places near the Equator generally hotter than places near the poles?
How does altitude affect temperature?
What is relief rainfall?
Which is a key feature of the equatorial climate?
What most clearly distinguishes the monsoon climate from the equatorial climate?
What causes the wet and dry seasons of a monsoon climate?
What is the first step in the formation of a convectional thunderstorm?
As the warm, moist air rises in a convectional storm, what happens next?
Which hazard is commonly linked to intense tropical thunderstorms?
A climate graph shows a highest monthly mean of 29 degrees Celsius and a lowest of 26 degrees Celsius. What is the temperature range?
Why is distance from the sea a factor affecting temperature?
How should a rain gauge be sited to give an accurate reading?