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Cambridge AS & A Level Geography

2.2Weather processes and phenomena

Weather processes and phenomena in Cambridge AS & A Level Geography: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 2.2.1Describe evaporation, condensation, freezing, melting and sublimation.
  2. 2.2.2Explain convectional, frontal, orographic and radiation-cooling causes of precipitation.
  3. 2.2.3Describe the types of precipitation: clouds, rain, hail, snow, dew and fog.

Lessons

  • Atmospheric moisture, stability and precipitation

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Weather processes and phenomena: sample question

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Why does saturated rising air cool more slowly than dry rising air?

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