Lesson Y7-U02-L08

Is the UK's Climate Changing? Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 2

20 questions

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Lesson Y7-U02-L08, Is the UK's Climate Changing?: 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 a long-term shift in average weather known as?

    • Climate change
    • Daily weather
    • A heatwave
    • A thunderstorm

  2. On a line graph, what does a rising line show?

    • Values increasing
    • Zero change
    • Missing data
    • Values decreasing

  3. One very hot afternoon is best described as which of these?

    • Weather
    • Climate change
    • A long-term trend
    • An ice age

  4. Which organisation has measured UK weather over many years?

    • The Ordnance Survey
    • The BBC
    • The Environment Agency
    • The Met Office

  5. What describes a steady change in climate data over many years?

    • Long-term trend
    • Daily weather
    • One-off event
    • Sudden storm

  6. Which factor is most linked to the recent rise in global temperatures?

    • Lunar phases
    • Greenhouse gases
    • Volcanic ash
    • Solar eclipses

  7. A value rises from 8.7°C to 10.2°C. By how many degrees has it risen?

    • About 1.5°C
    • About 0.5°C
    • About 2.5°C
    • About 1.9°C

  8. From 1980 to 2020 the UK average temperature moved from about 9.2°C to about 10.2°C. How much warmer is 2020?

    • About 5°C
    • About 1°C
    • About 0.2°C
    • About 2°C

  9. What do UK winter rainfall graphs show from the 1960s to the 2010s?

    • Colder summers
    • No change
    • Drier winters
    • Wetter winters

  10. Winter rainfall rises from 320 mm to 395 mm. By how many millimetres has it risen?

    • 75 mm
    • 65 mm
    • 715 mm
    • 25 mm

  11. Which of these provides strong evidence that the UK's climate is changing?

    • A single storm
    • One rainy day
    • Yesterday's forecast
    • Century records

  12. From what year does the Central England Temperature record begin?

    • 1900
    • 1800
    • 1659
    • 1959

  13. Why are many years of temperature records better evidence than one reading?

    • Shows reliable trends
    • Proves rainfall amounts
    • Eliminates all weather
    • Guarantees future storms

  14. What word describes a reading that is much higher or lower than the usual pattern?

    • A trend
    • An anomaly
    • An average
    • A range

  15. Which problem can wetter winters cause for UK farmers?

    • Flooded fields
    • High tides
    • Volcanic ash
    • Frozen soil

  16. On a standard line graph, which side do you read the start value from?

    • The bottom
    • The right side
    • The left side
    • The top

  17. Which trend best describes UK average temperature from 1900 to 2020?

    • Rising trend
    • Constant level
    • No pattern
    • Falling trend

  18. Why do scientists trust long-term climate data series?

    • Consistent agreement
    • They never vary
    • They are random
    • They are short

  19. What do a few cooler years amidst a rising temperature line indicate?

    • Graph errors
    • Broken equipment
    • Climate cooling
    • Natural year variation

  20. Why is it useful to examine temperature and rainfall trends together?

    • They cancel out
    • Corroborating evidence
    • It saves time
    • They are opposites

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