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4ºEP Social Sc. Water and Weather

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

There are 8 oceans on Earth.

a)

True

b)

False.

2.

A river is flowing stream of ______________.

a)

fresh water

b)

salt water

3.

About a 40% of fresh water in our planet is underground.

a)

True

b)

False. It's a 30%.

c)

False, it's a 20%.

4.

Water in the oceans, rivers and lakes is heated by sun and some it ________

a)

condenses

b)

evaporates

c)

fall in form of rain.

5.

The oeanic climate occurs near the ________

a)

Pacific ocean.

b)

Artic ocean

c)

Atlantic ocean

d)

Mediterranean sea. In the east of Spain.

6.

A __________ is the land over wich a river flows.

a)

drainage basin

b)

riverbed

c)

meander

7.

Four elements of weather are

a)

temperature, precipitation, collection and condensation.

b)

temperature, wind, precipitation and humidity.

c)

temperature, collection, precipitation and evaporation.

8.

Which instruments do you use to measure the wind.

a)

hygrometer and wind vane

b)

thermometer and raingauge

c)

anenometer and wind vane.

9.

Areas that closer to the equator are normaly

a)

warmer with winds.

b)

in winter

c)

with lots of wind

d)

warmer and hooter

10.

What's a river basin?

a)

A river that empties into a bigger river

b)

is an area of land that is drained by a river and its tributaries

c)

is the land over wich a river flows.

11.

When do you use a thermometer?

a)

To measure the weather

b)

To measure the mind

c)

To measure the precipitation

d)

To measure the temperature.

12.

Very thick masses of ice.

a)

Glaciers

b)

seas

c)

rivers

13.

Cold climates are _______________

a)

near tropics

b)

near poles

c)

near the Ecuator.

14.

Canary Islands climate is continental.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

If the angle of the Earth is tilted ____ degrees not all parts of the Earth receive the same sunlight.

a)

23,5

b)

25,6

c)

27,5

d)

28,4

16.

In the Ecuator seasons are only two, the ____________ and the ______ season.

a)

wet/dry

b)

cold/hot

c)

dry/hot

d)

sunny/cloudy

17.

Using your knowledge related to climate and water, which animal could live in the artic sea?

a)

Camels

b)

narval

c)

artic fox

d)

snake

18.

Which group ofanimals is more affected by climate change?

a)

Marine mammals.

b)

reptiles

c)

birds.

19.

Groundwater is...

a)

The water under the Earth's surface

b)

The water that forms the clouds

c)

The water of the swimming pool

20.

There are two states of water

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Fresh water is the water of the seas and oceans

a)

True

b)

False

22.

When solid water turns into liquid water it is called...

a)

Solid water

b)

Melting

c)

Condensation

d)

Freezing

23.

The place where the river flows into the sea is called...

a)

Tributary

b)

Floodplains

c)

Source

d)

The mouth

24.

The source of a river is...

a)

Where the river is born

b)

Where the river ends

c)

The amount of river water

25.
Water that falls to the ground from the atmosphere. 
a)
Temperature
b)
Humidity
c)
Wind
d)
Precipitation
26.
We use a thermometer to measure this. 
a)
Temperature
b)
Humidity
c)
Wind
d)
Precipitation
27.
It describes how much water vapour is present in the air. 
a)
Temperature
b)
Humidity
c)
Wind
d)
Precipitation
28.
It is moving air and its speed can be measured using an anemometer. 
a)
Temperature
b)
Humidity
c)
Wind
d)
Precipitation
29.
We use a _____________________ to measure precipitation.
a)
Rain gauge
b)
Thermometer
c)
Hygrometer
d)
Anemometer
30.
Mediterranean climates have ________________ temperatures in the summer. 
a)
High
b)
Low
c)
Medium
31.
Mediterranean climates have _______________ winters.
a)
Mild
b)
Cold
c)
Hot
32.
Mountain climates have _________________ temperatures in summer. 
a)
Mild
b)
Cold
c)
Hot
33.
Mediterranean-Continental climates have _______________ temperatures in summer. 
a)
Hot
b)
Cold
34.

What is the measurement of wind?

a)

mb (millibars)

b)

ºC (degrees Centigrade)

c)

hPa (hectopascals)

d)

Kilometers per hour

35.

What instrument measures atmospheric pressure?

a)

Thermometer

b)

Pluviometer

c)

Barometer

d)

Anemometer

36.

How is gonna be the weather with a high pressure?

a)

Good

b)

Bad

c)

It does`t matter atmospheric pressure

37.
The weather is...
a)
The typical state of the atmosphere in a long period of time.
b)
The state of the atmosphere at a particular time. 
38.
The climate is... 
a)
The typical state of the atmosphere over a long period of time. 
b)
The state of the atmosphere at a particular time. 
39.
Which factor does NOT affect temperature: 
a)
Latitude.
b)
Distance from the sea.
c)
Longitude. 
d)
Altitude.
40.
The temperate zones of the Earth are between the tropics. Is that true or false? 
a)
True
b)
False
41.

Areas near the sea are cooler in summer and warmer in winter.

a)

True

b)

False

42.
Anticlyclones cause unstabe weather and rain...
a)
True
b)
False
43.
Oceanic climate has... 
a)
Cold winter, mild summers and a rainy season.
b)
High temperatures all year roung and abundant precipitations. 
c)
Mild winter, cold summers and droughts in summer. 
d)
Mild temperatures all year round and abundant, regular precipitations.
44.

Which of the following lightbulb types uses the least energy, and therefore results in fewer greenhouse gas emissions?

a)

Fluorescent

b)

Halogen

c)

Incandescent

d)

Traditional lights

45.

Which country emits the most greenhouse gases?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

The United States

d)

The United Kindom

46.

How do you call the end of a river?

(a)  

47.

An area drained by the river and its tributaries is a (a)  

48.

Land over which a river flows is a (a)  

49.

The point where two rivers meet is called a (a)  

50.

A_____________ is as group of river basins that empty into the same sea.

a)

river bed

b)

drainage basin

c)

river basin

d)

tributaries

51.

How many drainage basins are there in the Iberian Peninsula?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

5

d)

2

52.
a)

Ebro

b)

Ter

c)

Segura

d)

Júcar

53.
a)

Guadalquivir

b)

Guadiana

c)

Tajo

d)

Duero

54.
a)

Júcar

b)

Jócar

c)

Turia

d)

Guadiana

55.
a)

Segura

b)

Júcar

c)

Turia

d)

Guadalquivir

56.
a)

Miño

b)

Navia

c)

Nalón

d)

Guadiana

57.
a)

Duero

b)

Tajo

c)

Tajamar

d)

Durero

58.
a)

Tajo

b)

Guadiana

c)

Duero

d)

Guadalquivir

59.

a)

Guadiana

b)

Guadalquivir

c)

Llobregat

d)

Segura

60.

The rivers in The Atlantic Basin are:

a)

Miño

b)

Ebro

c)

Tajo

d)

Turia

61.

The rivers in the Cantabrian basin are:

a)

Navia

b)

Ebro

c)

Nalón

d)

Guadalquivir

62.

The rivers in the Mediterranean Basin are:

a)

Duero

b)

Segura

c)

Eo

d)

Ebro

63.
a)
Mar Cantábrico
b)
Océano Atlántico
c)
Mar Mediterráneo
d)
Océano Pacífico
64.
a)
Mar Cantábrico
b)
Océano Atlántico
c)
Mar Mediterráneo
d)
Océano Pacífico
65.
a)
Mar Cantábrico
b)
Océano Atlántico
c)
Mar Mediterráneo
d)
Océano Pacífico