Sand, water and the forecaster’s tools
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Draw a line graph with two lines, one for sand and one for water, using your own numbers.
The sand line rises and falls faster.
2
Write the sea-breeze steps as four boxes with arrows.
Land warms faster, air above land rises, cooler sea air flows in, sea breeze.
3
Make a table matching six tools with their jobs.
Thermometer temperature; anemometer wind speed; barometer air pressure; rain gauge rain; radar finds rain and storms; satellite pictures.
4
Explain in two sentences why a coastal town is milder than a desert town.
The sea warms and cools slowly, so the air near it stays milder.
5
Ask a grown-up about the wind on a summer afternoon where you live.
Answers differ.