Weather (National 5)

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C Hagan

Cards (34)

Latitude 
The distance a place is north or south from the equator
North of Scotland is colder 
It is closer to the poles where the sun's rays are less concentrated
Altitude (relief) 
The height something is from sea level
Temperature decreases 1°C every 100m 
The air is less dense
Aspect 
The direction something faces
Places facing north 
Are colder because they are exposed to cold northerly winds
Places facing south 
Are warmer because they face the sun
A depression 
Area of low pressure
Anticyclone 
Area of high pressure
Low pressure system (depression) 
Warm air rises, cools, condenses, forming clouds
High pressure system (Anticyclone) 
Cool air sinks
Warm front  
Warm air rises, cools and condenses bring light rain
Warm sector 
Skies clear and temperature increases
Cold front 
Cold air sinks and forces warm air to rise rapidly, heavy rain
Light rain 
warm front
Heavy rain 
Cold front
Wind moves anticlockwise 
From west to east in a depression
Wind moves clockwise 
From east to west in an anticyclone
Isobars are far apart (anticyclone) 
Slow/calm wind speeds
Isobars are close together (depression) 
Fast wind speeds
Anticyclone is summer 
High pressure with high temperatures
Anticyclone in winter  
High pressure with low temperatures
Tropical continental 
Warm and dry
Tropical maritime 
Warm and wet
Polar continental 
cold and dry
polar maritime 
cold and wet
Arctic maritime  
Cold and wet with snow in winter
Anticyclones last for long periods of time 
No/slow winds to move them quickly
Anticyclones have no rain 
No weather fronts
Temperatures are low if 
a weather system happens in winter
Anticyclones bring cold weather at night in summer 
No clouds to trap the heat
Do you need to refer to weather circles if they are included in the question? 
Yes
Frost and fog 
anticyclone in winter
Heat waves and thunderstorms (convection rainfall) 
Anticyclone in summer