WorksheetsWeather and climate
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the ATMOSPHERE?
The layer of air surrounding the Moon.
The layer of air surrounding the Earth.
The layer of air surrounding the Sun
The layer of air surrounding all the planets.
Air is a mixture of different gases, but the main gases are...
Oxygen and carbon dioxide
Oxygen and nitrogen
Nitrogen and carbon dioxide
What are the layers of the atmosphere?
The troposphere
The stratosphere
Outer layers (mesosphere and thermosphere)
All answers are correct
Weather phenomena occur in the...
Mesosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
What is WEATHER?
It's the state of the Earth at a particular time and place.
It's the state of the atmosphere at a particular time and place.
It's the state of the Sun at a particular time and place.
It's the state of the Moon at a particular time and place.
A THERMOMETER measures...
wind speed in kilometres per hour
temperature of the air in degrees celsius
precipitation: rain, snow or hail in litres per square metre
wind direction: north, south, east or west
What INSTRUMENT measures wind speed in kilometres per hour?
Thermometer
Weather vane
Rain gauge
Anemometer
What INSTRUMENT measures wind direction? (north, south, east or west)
Thermometer
Rain gauge
Weather vane
Anemometer
What is the CLIMATE?
It's the weather in a particular place over a LONG PERIOD of time.
It's the weather in a particular place over a SHORT PERIOD of time.
It's the weather in a particular planet over a LONG PERIOD of time.
WEATHER and CLIMATE are the same.
True
False
The climate zones can be:
Hot or cold
Hot, temperate or cold
Temperate or cold
Hot or temperate
What vegetation is there in hot climates?
Grassland
Forest
Desert
Savannah
What vegetation is there in cold climates?
Tundra
Grassland
Desert
Woodland
What vegetation is there in temperate climates?
Grassland
Woodland
Desert
Tundra
Most of Spain is in the...
hot zone
cold zone
temperate zone
The Canary Islands are in the...
cold zone
hot zone
temperate zone
The 4 types of climate in Spain are...
Mediterranean
Oceanic
Subtropical
Mountain
Mediterranean climate:
In the interior, it is hot in winter and cold in summer.
On the coast, temperatures are mild all year and there is little rainfall.
Oceanic climate:
On the coast, temperatures are cold all year round.
There is lots of rainfall all year, lots of vegetation and a very green landscape.
In the north of the Iberian Peninsula
Subtropical climate:
In the Canary Islands
There is very little rainfall all year and very little vegetation.
Temperatures vary a lot throughout the year.
Mountain climate:
It is cold in winter, and warmer in summer.
In areas over 1000 meters high.
In winter there is snow.
