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Weather symbols/ Synoptic Charts

By garikaib|2022-09-15T12:44:45+02:00January 24th, 2023|O Level Geography, Weather and Climate|

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ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Weather Symbols and Synoptic Charts

After weather measurements have been taken at weather stations
they are then plotted onto synoptic charts.
These charts make use of special symbols as a form of pre-agreed shorthand that is used to show the weather conditions at a given place at a […]

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Humidity

By garikaib|2022-09-15T12:44:57+02:00January 24th, 2023|O Level Geography, Weather and Climate|

Wet and dry bulb thermometer. Image by TradeIndia ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Humidity

-a quantity representing the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere.

It is measured using a hydrometer.
The wet and dry bulb thermometer is also known as a psychrometer.
Weather satellites can […]

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People and Weather

By garikaib|2022-09-15T12:44:40+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level Geography, Weather and Climate|

People and Weather. Image via CNN. ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: People and Weather

The earth’s climate and weather conditions have been changing constantly throughout the earth’s Geological Timescale.
This has in turn had an impact on people’s cultures, history and current economical and social […]

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Pressure

By garikaib|2022-09-15T12:44:57+02:00January 24th, 2023|O Level Geography, Weather and Climate|

An aneroid barometer. Image imgkid. ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Pressure.

-is the pressure exerted by the weight of air in the atmosphere of Earth. It is measured in millibars. It is measured using an instrument known as a barometer. There are two different types of […]

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Deliberate Changes to weather: Cloud seeding, Dam construction, Greenhouses

By garikaib|2022-09-15T12:44:42+02:00January 24th, 2023|O Level Geography, Weather and Climate|

Greenhouses are used to grow crops like tomatoes in areas that suffer from frost or during winter. Image via Sustainablenantucket. ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: People and Weather: Deliberate Changes

Greenhouses

These are used […]

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Clouds

By garikaib|2022-09-15T12:44:56+02:00January 24th, 2023|O Level Geography, Weather and Climate|

Clouds. Image by ThirdScribe. ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Clouds

Refers to the fraction of the sky obscured by clouds when observed from a particular location. Okta is the usual unit of measurement of the cloud cover. Sky conditions are estimated in terms of how many eighths of the […]

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Unintentional changes to weather
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Unintentional changes to weather

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Unintentional changes to weather

By garikaib|2022-09-15T12:44:41+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes, Weather and Climate|

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: People and Weather: Accidental Changes

Acid Rain

The smoke from burning fuels and chemical industries rises into the air and mixes with water vapour.
When the rain falls down it becomes acidic.
The acid rain is a weak acid made up of sulphuric and nitric acids.
Over, a long time (years for example), the rain […]

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Wind direction and speed

By garikaib|2022-09-15T12:44:56+02:00January 24th, 2023|O Level Geography, Weather and Climate|

A cup anemometer and windvane. Image by Noaa.gov. ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Wind direction and speed.

Wind is the movement of air across the earth’s surface due to differences in pressure between two regions. Air moves from high pressure regions to low […]

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