Lesson Y7-U02-L06

Air Masses: Where Does Our Weather Come From? Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 2

20 questions

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Lesson Y7-U02-L06, Air Masses: Where Does Our Weather Come From?: 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. What is the geographical definition of an air mass?

    • Fast jet stream
    • Warm ocean current
    • High pressure storm
    • Large body of air

  2. What does the term 'maritime' indicate about an air mass?

    • Formed near equator
    • Formed over land
    • Formed over sea
    • Formed near poles

  3. What does the term 'continental' indicate about an air mass?

    • Formed near tropics
    • Formed over ocean
    • Formed over land
    • Formed over sea

  4. Which UK air mass brings warm, wet weather?

    • Tropical continental
    • Polar maritime
    • Polar continental
    • Tropical maritime

  5. Which UK air mass brings cold, dry weather?

    • Polar continental
    • Tropical continental
    • Tropical maritime
    • Polar maritime

  6. From which direction does tropical maritime air usually arrive in the UK?

    • The south-west
    • The east
    • The north
    • The north-east

  7. A cold, showery day comes with a north-west wind. Which air mass is it?

    • Tropical continental
    • Polar maritime
    • Polar continental
    • Tropical maritime

  8. Why does air travelling across the sea become saturated with moisture?

    • Plant transpiration
    • Melting ice caps
    • River runoff
    • Evaporation from water

  9. Which air mass is most frequent in the UK due to prevailing winds?

    • Polar continental
    • Arctic maritime
    • Tropical continental
    • Tropical maritime

  10. Why does wind direction determine the weather in the UK?

    • It stops cloud formation
    • It changes ocean depth
    • It controls global warming
    • It dictates source region

  11. What weather characteristics are brought by polar maritime air?

    • Cold and showery
    • Hot and dry
    • Calm and sunny
    • Warm and foggy

  12. Which air mass forms over the warm Atlantic to the south-west of the UK?

    • Tropical maritime
    • Tropical continental
    • Polar maritime
    • Polar continental

  13. Where does polar continental air typically form before reaching the UK?

    • Atlantic Ocean
    • Sahara Desert
    • Arctic Ocean
    • Eastern Europe

  14. What word describes air that has travelled over land and so stays dry?

    • Tropical
    • Polar
    • Continental
    • Maritime

  15. What two words describe cold air that has crossed the sea?

    • Polar continental
    • Tropical continental
    • Tropical maritime
    • Polar maritime

  16. A warm, dry summer wind blows from the south over land. Which air mass is it?

    • Polar continental
    • Tropical maritime
    • Tropical continental
    • Polar maritime

  17. Which ocean is the main source of moisture for UK air masses?

    • Indian Ocean
    • Pacific Ocean
    • Arctic Ocean
    • Atlantic Ocean

  18. Why is polar maritime air wetter than polar continental air?

    • Originated at the equator
    • Travelled over high mountains
    • Formed during summer
    • Crossed the sea

  19. Which combination names the four main UK air masses?

    • Northern and southern
    • Coastal and inland
    • Maritime and continental
    • Urban and rural

  20. Why does polar continental wind make eastern England very cold in winter?

    • Blows from warm oceans
    • Originates in the tropics
    • Crosses high mountains
    • Blows from cold land

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