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Questions 31-40

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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 31 ______________________ and other ceremonies to make the weather gods friendly
• people needed to observe and interpret the sky to ensure their 32 ______________________
• around 650 BC, Babylonians started forecasting, using weather phenomena such as 33 ______________________
• by 300 BC, the Chinese had a calendar made up of a number of 34 ______________________ 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 35 ______________________

Middle Ages

• Aristotle's work considered accurate
• many proverbs, e.g. about the significance of the colour of the 36 ______________________, passed on accurate information.

15th-19th centuries

• 15th century: scientists recognised value of 37 ______________________ for the first time
• Galileo invented the 38 ______________________
• 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 39 ______________________
• 19th century: data from different locations could be sent to the same place by 40 ______________________

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Section 4, Questions 31-40

31. dances
32. survival
33. clouds
34. festivals
35. comets
36. sky
37. instruments
38. thermometer
39. storms
40. telegraph