WorksheetsWhy is UK weather so changeable
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 15mins
How many main air masses affect the UK?
1
3
6
5
The Air Masses are classified as
Maritime
Continental
Continent
Marine
Maritime means
Connected with water
Connected with land
Connected with God
All of the above
How many Maritime air masses affect the UK?
2
4
6
5
Which air mass forms over water?
Maritime
Continental
Polar
Tropical
Which air mass forms over the interiors of continents?
Continental
Maritime
Artic
Continent
Where does North Maritime originate from?
African Sahara
Canada and Greenland
North pole
South pole
Where does Polar maritime reach the UK from
North-westerly
North-Easterly
South-Westerly
South-Easterly
Which is the most common air mass which affects the UK
Polar Maritime
Polar Continental
Returning Polar Maritime
Arctic Maritime
Polar Maritime starts very cold and dry but during its passage over the warm waters of the ---------------------- its temperature rises and it becomes unstable.
(a)
Which air mass is similar to the Polar Maritime but is colder and less moist?
Tropical Maritime
Returning Polar Maritime
Polar continental
Arctic Maritime
Where does Arctic Maritime originate from?
Arctic Ocean
North pole
South pole
The north pole and the Arctic ocean
Which Air mass is another version of polar Maritime
Returning Polar Maritime
Polar Continental
Arctic Maritime
None of the above
Returning polar maritime has a longer sea track than polar maritime
True
False
Is the Returning Polar Maritime stable or unstable
Stable
Unstable
What is the source region of tropical maritime?
Atlantic ocean
Indian Ocean
Antarctic Ocean
None of the above
Polar continental weather characteristics don't depend on the length of the sea track?
True
False
What is the Polar Continental from Europe to the UK?
Cold and Dry
Dry and hot
Cold and moist
Freezing and moist
What happens to Polar Continental with a longer sea track over the North sea?
Unstable and Moisture
Cold and dry
Stable and Moisture
Unstable and dry
Where did Tropical Continental originate from?
Sahara
Africa
North Africa
All of the above
Which summer months is the Tropical continental most common?
June
July
August
All of the above
Which Air mass gives frequent showers?
Polar Maritime
Arctic Maritime
Tropical Maritime
Polar Continental
Which Air mass gives cold weather between October and May?
Arctic Maritime
Polar Maritime
Polar continental
Tropical Maritime
It can bring dust storms and high temperatures.
(a)
Why is UK weather so changeable?
Its position on the planet
It is between the Atlantic Ocean and Europe
It is under an area where 5 air masses meet
All of the above
Tropical maritime air is warm and moist in its lowest layers.
True
False
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