Weather elements — KCSE Geography

KCSE Geography · 41 practice questions · 4 syllabus objectives

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Key learning outcomes for this topic, aligned to the KNEC KCSE syllabus.

Define weather and identify the elements of weather: temperature, rainfall, humidity, wind, cloud cover and atmospheric pressure

Describe the instruments used to measure weather elements and state how each is read and recorded

Interpret weather data from tables and charts; calculate temperature range, total rainfall and mean values

Weather elements

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easySHORT ANSWER4 marks

State four weather elements that are commonly measured in meteorology. (4 marks)

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Part (a) — 4 marks
Temperature (1 mk)
Humidity (1 mk)
Wind speed (1 mk)
Atmospheric pressure (1 mk)
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easySHORT ANSWER4 marks

Name the instrument used to measure each of the following weather elements: (i) temperature (ii) atmospheric pressure (iii) wind speed (iv) sunshine hours.

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Part (a) — 4 marks
(i) Temperature: thermometer (Six's thermometer/maximum-minimum thermometer) (1 mk)
(ii) Atmospheric pressure: barometer/aneroid barometer (1 mk)
(iii) Wind speed: anemometer (1 mk)
(iv) Sunshine hours: Campbell-Stokes sunshine recorder (1 mk)
3
easyMCQ

Name the type of climate experienced in coastal areas of Kenya, such as Mombasa.

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Name the instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure.

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