Lesson Y7-U02-L01

Weather or Climate? Decoding the UK Sky Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 2

20 questions

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Lesson Y7-U02-L01, Weather or Climate? Decoding the UK Sky: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 Geography (National Curriculum), Unit 2: Year 7: The Weather and Climate of the UK, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. How is weather defined in geography?

    • Daily atmospheric conditions
    • Annual rainfall total
    • Thirty-year average
    • Seasonal climate zone

  2. What time period is typically used to calculate climate averages?

    • 30 years
    • 10 years
    • 100 years
    • 1 year

  3. Over about how many years is climate measured?

    • About 3 years
    • About 100 years
    • About 1 year
    • About 30 years

  4. What term describes a short-term atmospheric condition like snow on a single morning?

    • Weather
    • Season
    • Climate
    • Altitude

  5. Which of these best describes the UK climate?

    • Sunny this morning
    • Mild winters usually
    • Freezing right now
    • Snowy today

  6. Which temperature is a sensible average for a typical UK summer day?

    • About -5°C
    • About 18°C
    • About 600°C
    • About 45°C

  7. What is the geographical term for water falling from clouds as rain, snow or hail?

    • Condensation
    • Precipitation
    • Transpiration
    • Evaporation

  8. What do the vertical bars on a standard climate graph represent?

    • Air pressure
    • Wind speed
    • Average rainfall
    • Average temperature

  9. What does the line graph with dots represent on a climate graph?

    • Average rainfall
    • Total sunshine
    • Wind direction
    • Average temperature

  10. In which unit is temperature plotted on a standard climate graph?

    • Millibars
    • Knots
    • Millimetres
    • Degrees Celsius

  11. Which type of graph shows average temperature and rainfall for one place across a year?

    • A population pyramid
    • A climate graph
    • A pie chart
    • A choropleth map

  12. On London's climate graph, which month is the wettest?

    • January, about 55 mm
    • October, about 69 mm
    • July, about 45 mm
    • August, about 50 mm

  13. Why does a single freezing winter day not prove a cold climate?

    • Weather is daily
    • Averages are exact
    • Climates never change
    • Seasons are equal

  14. If the UK is described as wet all year round, what is this classification?

    • Anomaly
    • Weather
    • Climate
    • Forecast

  15. Which month on London's graph has the lowest average temperature?

    • April, about 11 degrees C
    • January, about 5 degrees C
    • October, about 12 degrees C
    • July, about 19 degrees C

  16. Using a standard UK climate graph, which season typically has peak rainfall?

    • Spring
    • Midwinter
    • Summer
    • Autumn

  17. Why do climate graphs use long-term averages instead of daily figures?

    • Removes all errors
    • Measures wind speed
    • Shows daily storms
    • Shows usual patterns

  18. Confusing a single cold snowy day with long-term atmospheric trends mixes up what?

    • Scale with distance
    • Rainfall with pressure
    • Relief with aspect
    • Weather with climate

  19. What is the primary purpose of a climate graph?

    • Predict tomorrow rain
    • Show monthly averages
    • Track daily storms
    • Measure wind speed

  20. What do the bar graphs represent on a climate graph for each month?

    • Rainfall amount
    • Sunshine hours
    • Cloud cover
    • Wind direction

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