Questions 1 - 10:
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
The history of weather forecasting
Ancient cultures
- many cultures believed that floods and other disasters were involved in the creation of the world
- many cultures invented 1 and other ceremonies to make the weather gods friendly
- people needed to observe and interpret the sky to ensure their 2
- around 650 BC, Babylonians started forecasting, using weather phenomena such as 3
- by 300 BC, the Chinese had a calendar made up of a number of 4 connected with the weather
Ancient Greeks
- a more scientific approach
- Aristotle tried to explain the formation of various weather phenomena
- Aristotle also described haloes and 5
Middle Ages
- Aristotle’s work considered accurate
- many proverbs, e.g. about the significance of the colour of the 6, passed on accurate information.
15th-19th centuries
- 15th century: scientists recognised value of 7 for the first time
- Galileo invented the 8
- Pascal showed relationship between atmospheric pressure and altitude
- from the 17th century, scientists could measure atmospheric pressure and temperature
- 18th century: Franklin identified the movement of 9
- 19th century: data from different locations could be sent to the same place by 10