Geography · KS3 Y7 · Weather & Climate

Three kinds of rain

Three kinds of rainFree2:33Heddy Score 3 of 7, below the standard
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What you need to know

  • Rain needs air to rise, cool and condense.
  • Frontal rain forms where warm air is lifted over colder air along a front.
  • Convectional rain forms when the sun heats the ground and the air above it rises.
  • Relief rain forms when air is forced up over hills.

In this clip

Runs 2:33, from 0:00 to 2:33 of the full video.

Heddy Score3/7, Below the standard
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  • On the map · not judged yet. A teacher watched it: it mainly teaches this map topic.
  • Spec-true · not judged yet. Accurate, and right for the current UK specification.
  • Focused · passed. One idea, short enough to watch in one go.
  • Accessible · passed. Good captions, clear sound and pictures.
  • Safe for children · not judged yet. Right for 11 to 16 year olds, with no sales pitch.
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Why we picked it

It separates the three ways air is forced to rise, which is the whole of this rainfall topic.

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