198 ¢) Say and write down wind force and direction. Student A: Say the following wind direction and force to your study partner. 1, Easterly Force 6 2. Northwesterly Fore 6 to 8 3. Westerly Force 5 4. Northwesterly Force 3 to 5 5. Southerly Force 2 6. Southwesterly Force 6 7. Southeasterly Force 4 to 6 ‘Student B: Go to page 495. Write down the information in your chart using the appropriate abbreviations. 4d) Look at the weather map below. It provides a wind forecast and marks the wind direction with arrows and the wind force with numbers. Ihen, do exercises (i) and (ii). K i. Note down the wind direction and force using the appropriate abbreviation. ii, Say what winds there are going to be. There is going to be a southeasterly wind force 3 in London and Paris. Paris & London: Vienna, Warsaw & Berlin: Rome:199 e) Descriptive terms of wind and sea state according to the Beaufort wind force scale. Fill in the table with the missing terms. Rough Phenomenal —_ Light breeze Slight Near gale Calm, Hurricane Smooth Moderate breeze Storm. 0 1 = 0 Calm 1 13, Light air Ot 1 Calm’ 2 46 02 2 3 710 Gentle breeze 06 3 4 16 10. 3.4 _| Slight — moderate 5 1721 Fresh breeze 20 4 Moderate 6 227 Strong breeze 3.0 5 7 28-33 40 5-6. [Rough — very rough| 8 34.40 Gale 55 67 | Very rough —high 9 ALT Strong Gale. 7.0 7 High 10 48.55 9.0 8 Very high ul 56-63, Violent storm 15 8 Very high 12 644 14+ 9 f) What wind force is shown in each picture? Match the pictures to the descriptions below. Write the correct wind force under each picture. 1. Force 12 —wind speed greater than 63 knots; the air is filled with foam and spray, sea com- pletely white; visibility very seriously affected 2, Force 10 — wind speed 52 knots; very high waves with long overhanging crests; the surface of the sea takes a white appearance; visibility affected 3. Force 8 — wind speed 37 knots; moderate high waves of greater length; bility 4, Force 5 — wind speed 19 knots; moderate waves, becoming longer; many white horses are formed (chance of some spray) 5, Force 2 —wind speed 5 knots; small wavelets; crests have a glassy appearance and do not break spray may affect visi- @.