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Weather and Climate edited by Dr. Yopp
Weather and Climate edited by Dr. Yopp
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Prior knowledge quiz on weather and climate #weather #climate
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Which of these is climate?
Hurricane
Wet Season
Sunny
Snow
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What would the climate typically be like at the equator?
Hot and dry
Windy and wet
Wet and hot
Windy and hot
3
What common term refers to the amount of water vapour that is held in the air?
Steam
Precipitation
Rain
Humidity
4
What are the two main causes of weather?
Moon and tides
Sun and moon
Heat and land
Water vapour and sun
5
What is not needed to produce a hurricane?
Spin of the earth
Heat from the sun
Warm water
Land
6
What scale measures the strength of wind at a certain place?
Beaufort Scale
Gust Scale
Mercalli Scale
Richter Scale
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Which of these is not like the others?
Hurricane
Tornado
Cyclone
Typoon
8
What is the line on a weather chart which joins points of equal pressure?
Barometer
Isobar
Contour Lines
Thermograph
9
What are monsoons?
Storms
Rain
Clouds
Winds
10
Which of these is NOT weather?
Wind
Rain
Lightning
Drought
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What is a haboob?
Sandstorm
Tornado
Frost
Drought
12
What natural factor does not influence the world's climate?
Mountain Ranges
Latitude
Ocean Currents
Fossil Fuels
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What is the world's largest desert?
Arabian
Antarctica
Gobi
Sahara
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What does a large H on a weather map mean?
Heat
High Pressure
Hot
High Temperature
