3. The Science of Rain
a. Watch this weather forecast from BBC Scotland. You might recognise the presenter. Make notes and answer the questions.
- Which areas of Scotland are going to have the heaviest rain?
- Where will the rain be lighter?
- Which areas might escape the rain completely?
b. Here is a quotation from the video clip. Read it and answer the question, using your own knowledge.
“We’re under the influence of low pressure, and this weather front pushing northwards is bringing clouds and outbreaks of rain.”
What is a weather front, and how does it lead to rain?
c. Now read the first part of this text from the Met Office (the organisation responsible for forecasting weather in the UK). Compare it with your answer to question b.
Read the first section, ‘Frontal Rain’.
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/weather/types-of-weather/rain/types-of-rain
d. Now read the whole article. Which type of rain is described in each of the sentences 1-5?
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/weather/types-of-weather/rain/types-of-rain
- (1) This is another term for what is commonly called showers.
- (2) This type of rain can occur only on, or near, higher ground.
- (3) Rain in this category can be “patchy”, meaning that it doesn’t cover a large area at any one time, and some areas might stay dry while other places nearby have a lot of rain.
- (4) The text says that this kind of rain tends to keep going for more than a few hours.
- (5) From the description in the text, we could expect that rain of this type occurs less often over a large lake.
e. Which type(s) of rain do you think King Charles was describing in the weather forecast clip above?
f. Do Worksheet 3.
This sheet helps you to practise using some vocabulary from the Met Office article.
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Thank you so much for all the hard work you put into these lessons. I have used a few of your lessons with great success in one-to-one lessons. I love the way you move from one spect to another while linking all with one theme. Kudos!
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I’m delighted to hear it, Margie. Thank you so much for the lovely feedback!
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