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Climate and Weather
Patterns of Australia's Climate and Weather?
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| One reason for why Australia is so dry? | Flatness of Australia's Continent, therfore less rainfall tends to occur. - Moist air from sea meets mountains, forced to rise with rain falling on the coastal side and not on dry side (rainshadow). |
| Reason two for why Australia is so dry? | Cold ocean currents off West Coast of Australia, less rain. - Cool air - Dry air, therfore little rain enters from the west. |
| Reason three for why Australia is so dry? | Due to Australia's location, an area of a high pressure system occurs over it, (hence why most parts of Australia is dry/sunny). |
| Reason four for why Australia is so dry? | Australia's compact shape, no significant bodies of water enter very far inland. Moist winds are therfore prevented from going inland, and in turn less rainfall. |
| Weather normally associated with low pressure systems? | Strong winds, cloudy skies, rain. |
| Weather normally associated with high pressure systems? | Light winds, dry air, clear skies, hot days ans cool nights in Summer. |
| The rhyme for which way the wind blows? | Anticyclone, anti-clockwise. Out of highs and into lows. That's the way the wind blows. |
| Why does Australia have distinctive weather patterns and what are they dependant on? | Distinctive because they're influenced by seasonal changes (from Summer to Winter). They're dependant on: - latitude (distance from equator) - altitude (height from sea level) - ocean influences |
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