2.6 Weather and climate NEW KEY GEOGRAPHY Foundations pages 24–25 2.

OGRAPHY Foundations pages 24–25 2.7 Weather and climate NEW KEY GEOGRAPHY Foundations pages 24–25
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Observing and recording the weather And today’s weather is...
Weather is the day-to-day condition of the atmosphere. A simple record of the
weather may be made by careful study of what is going on around us.

1 The box below contains a list of words to do with watching and recording the
weather. Working with a partner, write each word only once around the words
in bold on the right. It has been started for you. Cross each word off as you go.

Foggy Rain
Rain
Clear sky Precipitation
Very cold
Stratus
Thermometer
Fresh gale The Middleton Gazette is looking for a new reporter to write a daily weather report.
Thunder Cloud type You have decided to apply for the job.
Wind vane As part of your application you have been asked to write a detailed description of
Snow the weather using the cartoons above.
Showers
Hail
Cloudy Cloud cover
Warm
Fog
Cumulus
Calm Wind speed
Sunny
Mild
East
Strong breeze
Mist Wind direction
Poor
North
Hot
Sleet
Cirrus Temperature
Total cloud cover
Cumulonimbus
Fair
Eighths General weather
Beaufort scale
Good
Bright

2 What is the weather like today? Look at the
words on your diagram. Underline the


3 Compare your description with other pupils’
in your class. You could read them out to
words that describe today’s weather. one another. Are they similar or different?

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