Factors affecting temperature & Climate of the British Isles

On average, going up 300m will see the temperature drop by ____________

• 4 degrees Celsius

• 2 degrees Celsius

• 1 degree Celsius

• 10 degrees Celsius

Name the warming ocean current that passes west of the British Isles.

• the Gulf of Mexico

• the Atlantic current

• the Gulf Stream

• the convection current

Which warms more slowly, the sea or the land?

• Sea

• Land

From which direction does the prevailing wind blow in the British Isles?

• North

• South East

• South West

• North West

• South

The climate of which region of the British Isles fits the following description? Warm summers and cold winters.

• South East

• North East

• North West

• South West

The closer to the equator, the more ___________________ the sun's rays.

• concentrated

• spread out

The climate of which region of the British Isles fits the following description? Mild summers and mild winters.

• South East

• North East

• North West

• South West

In winter, a region close to the sea will be __________________ than an inland region.

• warmer

• colder

Which region of the British Isles sits largely in the rainshadow?

• West

• East

• South

• North

Which air mass sits to the South West of the British Isles?

• Tropical continental

• Polar maritime

• Tropical maritime

• Polar continental

• Arctic maritime