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Weather and climate

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the ATMOSPHERE?

a)

The layer of air surrounding the Moon.

b)

The layer of air surrounding the Earth.

c)

The layer of air surrounding the Sun

d)

The layer of air surrounding all the planets.

2.

Air is a mixture of different gases, but the main gases are...

a)

Oxygen and carbon dioxide

b)

Oxygen and nitrogen

c)

Nitrogen and carbon dioxide

3.

What are the layers of the atmosphere?

a)

The troposphere

b)

The stratosphere

c)

Outer layers (mesosphere and thermosphere)

d)

All answers are correct

4.

Weather phenomena occur in the...

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Stratosphere

5.

What is WEATHER?

a)

It's the state of the Earth at a particular time and place.

b)

It's the state of the atmosphere at a particular time and place.

c)

It's the state of the Sun at a particular time and place.

d)

It's the state of the Moon at a particular time and place.

6.

A THERMOMETER measures...

a)

wind speed in kilometres per hour

b)

temperature of the air in degrees celsius

c)

precipitation: rain, snow or hail in litres per square metre

d)

wind direction: north, south, east or west

7.

What INSTRUMENT measures wind speed in kilometres per hour?

a)

Thermometer

b)

Weather vane

c)

Rain gauge

d)

Anemometer

8.

What INSTRUMENT measures wind direction? (north, south, east or west)

a)

Thermometer

b)

Rain gauge

c)

Weather vane

d)

Anemometer

9.

What is the CLIMATE?

a)

It's the weather in a particular place over a LONG PERIOD of time.

b)

It's the weather in a particular place over a SHORT PERIOD of time.

c)

It's the weather in a particular planet over a LONG PERIOD of time.

10.

WEATHER and CLIMATE are the same.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The climate zones can be:

a)

Hot or cold

b)

Hot, temperate or cold

c)

Temperate or cold

d)

Hot or temperate

12.

What vegetation is there in hot climates?

a)

Grassland

b)

Forest

c)

Desert

d)

Savannah

13.

What vegetation is there in cold climates?

a)

Tundra

b)

Grassland

c)

Desert

d)

Woodland

14.

What vegetation is there in temperate climates?

a)

Grassland

b)

Woodland

c)

Desert

d)

Tundra

15.

Most of Spain is in the...

a)

hot zone

b)

cold zone

c)

temperate zone

16.

The Canary Islands are in the...

a)

cold zone

b)

hot zone

c)

temperate zone

17.

The 4 types of climate in Spain are...

a)

Mediterranean

b)

Oceanic

c)

Subtropical

d)

Mountain

18.

Mediterranean climate:

a)

In the interior, it is hot in winter and cold in summer.

b)

On the coast, temperatures are mild all year and there is little rainfall.

19.

Oceanic climate:

a)

On the coast, temperatures are cold all year round.

b)

There is lots of rainfall all year, lots of vegetation and a very green landscape.

c)

In the north of the Iberian Peninsula

20.

Subtropical climate:

a)

In the Canary Islands

b)

There is very little rainfall all year and very little vegetation.

c)

Temperatures vary a lot throughout the year.

21.

Mountain climate:

a)

It is cold in winter, and warmer in summer.

b)

In areas over 1000 meters high.

c)

In winter there is snow.