The British Climate

The British Climate Answers to homework worksheet. 1. weather is day to day conditions of the atmosphere, eg rain, wind, sunshine, pressure, whereas climate is the long term average weather over 30 years, eg Britain has a mild, wet climate; Amazon has a hot, wet climate. 2. A Southerly wind is warmer 3. North Atlantic Drift is a mild ocean current , which extends from the warm Gulf Stream (1) because it is warm, it helps to keep the air temperature around Britain warmer in winter (1) and stops our winters being very cold (1) 4. Temperatures fall by 6 C for every 1000m; Eaglesham is 200m higher than the School, so it will be about 1.2 C colder(1) 5. The south coast is several degrees of latitude nearer the equator. (1) 6. The west coast is warmer (1) because North Atlantic Drift helps keep temperatures milder (1) the east coast is too far from the North Atlantic Drift (1) 7. winds which bring rain to Britain come from moist air masses that blow in from the Atlantic (1) 8. Most winds which bring rain come from the west or south-west. (1) 9. The rainiest places are in upland areas in the west, eg the Lake District (1) 10.The driest places are in East Anglia (1) 11.Lowland area in the east is much drier.