Lesson Y7-U02-L09
Weather Forecaster: Putting It All Together Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 2
20 questions
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Lesson Y7-U02-L09, Weather Forecaster: Putting It All Together: 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
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What term describes a prediction of future weather conditions?
- Climate average
- Weather forecast
- Air mass
- Pressure system
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On a weather map, what does the letter H stand for?
- Hot air
- Hill height
- Heavy rain
- High pressure
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On a weather map, what does the letter L stand for?
- Large cloud
- Light rain
- Low pressure
- Long wind
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Which type of weather is normally associated with high pressure systems?
- Stormy and wet
- Wet and windy
- Cold and snowy
- Calm and dry
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Which weather conditions are normally associated with low pressure systems?
- Cloud and rain
- Hot and dry
- Clear and frosty
- Calm and sunny
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What does a weather front typically bring as it crosses the UK?
- Calm and sunny
- Frost and ice
- Cloud and rain
- Hot and dry
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What is the boundary where two different air masses meet called?
- Isobar
- Prevailing wind
- Weather front
- High pressure
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A wind arrow comes from the south-west. Which air mass is it?
- Polar maritime
- Tropical maritime
- Polar continental
- Tropical continental
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A wind from the north-west brings which type of air mass to the UK?
- Tropical continental
- Tropical maritime
- Polar continental
- Polar maritime
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Tropical maritime air is warm and what else?
- Dry
- Frosty
- Wet
- Windless
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Which ocean do south-westerly winds cross to bring wet weather to the UK?
- Pacific Ocean
- Arctic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Atlantic Ocean
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Which weather forecast best matches a wind coming from the south-west?
- Hot and sunny
- Frosty and clear
- Mild and wet
- Cold and dry
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What do contour lines called isobars show on a weather map?
- Equal air pressure
- Equal rainfall
- Equal temperatures
- Equal wind direction
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Which compass direction is the UK's prevailing wind?
- South-east
- North-west
- South-west
- North-east
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After a weather front passes, which wind direction often brings clearer, cooler air?
- North-west
- South-west
- East
- South-east
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Which map symbol indicates calm, settled weather?
- Warm front symbol
- Low pressure letter L
- High pressure letter H
- Cold front symbol
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Which feature on a synoptic chart indicates approaching wet and windy weather?
- Isobar spacing
- Clear sky zone
- High pressure centre
- Weather front
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An unsettled forecast with sunny spells and showers is typical of which system?
- Anticyclone
- High pressure
- Continental block
- Low pressure
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Why can weather forecasts sometimes be inaccurate?
- Computers are never used
- Systems constantly change
- Wind speeds never vary
- Atmospheric pressure is static
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Which weather is brought to the UK by a south-west wind and an approaching front?
- Mild, cloudy and wet
- Freezing, snowy and windy
- Cold, clear and dry
- Hot, sunny and calm
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