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Climate and ecosystems - 8L - AGW&YAJ

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of climate?

a)

Day-to-day changes in the atmosphere

b)

Average conditions for a period of 30 years

c)

another word for the atmosphere

d)

average conditions over 50 years

e)

average conditions for 20 years

2.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE

a)

the further you get from the equator, the colder it gets

b)

clouds are a form of precipitation

c)

rain is caused by air rising

3.

orographic rainfall is the same as:

a)

convectionall rainfall

b)

relief rainfall

c)

frontal rainfall

4.

Latitude affects rainfall

a)

true

b)

untrue

c)

in some circumstances

5.

What is the angle of the tilt of the Earth?

a)

24

b)

20.5

c)

21.5

d)

22

e)

23.5

6.

The center of the UK gets lots of rain because:

a)

hot air from the south meets cold air from the North (frontal rainfall)

b)

vapour from the North sea blows in and rises (relief rainfall)

c)

Hot air rises (convectional rainfall)

7.

The amazon's main type of rainfall is:

a)

relief rainfall (Andes Mountains)

b)

convectional rainfall (hot climate)

c)

frontal rainfall (atlantic winds meeting hotter brazilian winds)

d)

The Amazon is not rainy

8.

How many major prevailing winds are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5