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WorksheetsWeather and Climate 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Weather is the short term changes in the earth's .................
gardens
oceans
atmosphere
mountains
Climate is the pattern of ...................... weather over a ............. period
average
sunny
long
brief
What is precipitation?
Rain, snow, hail, sleet
When water turns into a vapour
When vapour turns into a liquid
Another word for a river
What is the name for the way water travels around the earth's atmosphere, oceans, rivers and land?
The water cycle
A unicycle
A motorcycle
Waterwheel
What is the name for when water vapour turns back to a liquid?
Weteration
Evaporation
Hipoperation
Condensation
What is the main reason water evaporates before convectional rainfall occurs?
Warm air is forced to rise over mountains
The sun heats water in the ground, rivers, lakes and oceans
Warm air is forced to rise as it overtakes a band of cold air
There is high pressure
What is the main reason water vapour rises in relief rainfall?
It's a hot day
There is high pressure
Warm air is forced to rise as it comes up against mountains
Warm air is forced to rise to over take slower moving cold air
About how much of the earth's surface is water?
26%
95%
71%
52%
How long might a drop of water stay in the ocean?
26 days
over 3000 years
156 days
200 weeks
How long might a drop of water stay in the earth's atmosphere?
33 years
17 weeks
About 9 days
10 hours
