Pearson Edexcel Large Data Set
What is the northernmost UK weather station? correct answers Leuchars
(Coastal)
What is the northernmost English weather station (second in the UK)?
correct answers Leeming (Inland)
What is the westernmost UK weather station? correct answers Camborne
(Coastal) Which weather station is closest to London? correct answers
Heathrow (Inland)
Which UK weather station is closest to the Isle of Wight? correct
answers Hurn (Coastal)
In alphabetical order, what are the three overseas weather stations?
correct answers Beijing (Inland), Jacksonville (Coastal), Perth (Coastal)
In which country is Beijing? correct answers (People's Republic of) China
In which country is Jacksonville? correct answers (The) United States (of
America) In which country is Perth? correct answers Australia
Which is the only weather station to be in the Southern Hemisphere?
correct answers Perth
At what height from the ground is the daily mean temperature usually
measured in? correct answers 1.25 metres
In what unit (and tenths) is the daily mean temperature measure in?
correct answers Degrees Celcius
Between which times (at GMT) is the daily mean temperature
measured? correct answers 09:00 to 09:00
What would be seen if no data was available for daily mean air
temperature? correct answers n/a
Between which times (at GMT) is the daily total rainfall measured?
correct answers 09:00 to 09:00
What does a tr / trace value mean for daily total rainfall? correct
answers <0.05mm What unit is daily total rainfall measured in? correct
answers Millimetres
, What would be seen if no data was available for daily total rainfall? correct
answers n/a
What is daily total sunshine measured in? correct answers Hours and
tenths (of bright sunshine)
What would be seen if no data was available for daily total sunshine?
correct answers n/a
What is daily maximum relative humidity a measure of? correct answers
How close the air is to being saturated with water vapour.
What is a relative humidity of 95% and above associated with? correct
answers Mist and fog.
What would be seen if no data was available for daily maximum relative
humidity? correct answers n/a
What are wind speeds measured in? correct answers Knots
What is one knot approximately equal to, in mph? correct answers 1.15
(mph)
To how many degrees is the daily mean wind direction rounded? correct
answers (To the nearest) 10 (degrees)
What is the daily maximum gust direction? correct answers The direction
from which the wind was blowing during the maximum gust
What is the daily maximum gust speed? correct answers The
instantaneous speed which occurred during the 24 hours on the date
given
What other type of direction is given for windpseeds? correct
answers Cardinal (compass) direction
What would be seen if no data was available for wind speeds?
correct answers n/a
What is the name of the unit in which cloud cover is measured in?
correct answers Oktas
How much is an Okta? correct answers One eighth (of the celestial dome
covered by cloud)
What is cloud cover? correct answers The fraction of the celestial dome
covered by cloud
What is the northernmost UK weather station? correct answers Leuchars
(Coastal)
What is the northernmost English weather station (second in the UK)?
correct answers Leeming (Inland)
What is the westernmost UK weather station? correct answers Camborne
(Coastal) Which weather station is closest to London? correct answers
Heathrow (Inland)
Which UK weather station is closest to the Isle of Wight? correct
answers Hurn (Coastal)
In alphabetical order, what are the three overseas weather stations?
correct answers Beijing (Inland), Jacksonville (Coastal), Perth (Coastal)
In which country is Beijing? correct answers (People's Republic of) China
In which country is Jacksonville? correct answers (The) United States (of
America) In which country is Perth? correct answers Australia
Which is the only weather station to be in the Southern Hemisphere?
correct answers Perth
At what height from the ground is the daily mean temperature usually
measured in? correct answers 1.25 metres
In what unit (and tenths) is the daily mean temperature measure in?
correct answers Degrees Celcius
Between which times (at GMT) is the daily mean temperature
measured? correct answers 09:00 to 09:00
What would be seen if no data was available for daily mean air
temperature? correct answers n/a
Between which times (at GMT) is the daily total rainfall measured?
correct answers 09:00 to 09:00
What does a tr / trace value mean for daily total rainfall? correct
answers <0.05mm What unit is daily total rainfall measured in? correct
answers Millimetres
, What would be seen if no data was available for daily total rainfall? correct
answers n/a
What is daily total sunshine measured in? correct answers Hours and
tenths (of bright sunshine)
What would be seen if no data was available for daily total sunshine?
correct answers n/a
What is daily maximum relative humidity a measure of? correct answers
How close the air is to being saturated with water vapour.
What is a relative humidity of 95% and above associated with? correct
answers Mist and fog.
What would be seen if no data was available for daily maximum relative
humidity? correct answers n/a
What are wind speeds measured in? correct answers Knots
What is one knot approximately equal to, in mph? correct answers 1.15
(mph)
To how many degrees is the daily mean wind direction rounded? correct
answers (To the nearest) 10 (degrees)
What is the daily maximum gust direction? correct answers The direction
from which the wind was blowing during the maximum gust
What is the daily maximum gust speed? correct answers The
instantaneous speed which occurred during the 24 hours on the date
given
What other type of direction is given for windpseeds? correct
answers Cardinal (compass) direction
What would be seen if no data was available for wind speeds?
correct answers n/a
What is the name of the unit in which cloud cover is measured in?
correct answers Oktas
How much is an Okta? correct answers One eighth (of the celestial dome
covered by cloud)
What is cloud cover? correct answers The fraction of the celestial dome
covered by cloud
