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A #geography #quiz to revise what students have learnt about #climate and #weather.
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Which factors influence temperatures?
Altitude, latitude and longitude.
Altitude, humidity and longitude.
Latitude, altitude and distance from the sea.
Longitude, precipitation and distance from the sea.
2
Depending on its direction we talk about...
Trade wind, oceanic wind, conventional wind.
Souther wind, northern wind, eastern wind and western wind
Prevailing, seasonal, sea breeze, local wind.
Trade wind, northern wind and southern wind.
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Atmospheric pressure is measured by a barometer and it varies according to:
Latitude and temperature
Distance from the equator and the sea
Altitude and latitude
Altitude and temperature
4
Weather is studied by
Meteorology
Pluviometers
Barometers
Climatology
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Weather is...
the state of the atmosphere at a particular time
the amount of heat in the atmosphere
the weight of the air on the Earth's surface
the general state of atmosphere in a place
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Wind always blows in the same direction.
True
False
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Climatology is the science that studies climate
True
False
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What's true when we talk about fronts?
None is correct
They're shown as continuous lines (blue: cold / red: warm)
Both are correct
The weather is often unstable
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Temperatures are measured with a thermometer and they are...
the amount of atmospheric pressure in the atmosphere.
the amount of heat in the atmosphere.
the amount of humidity in the atmosphere.
the variations in the wind.
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What's the greenhouse effect?
Those are gases that are present naturally in the atmosphere
Mixt. of carbon d. & water v. Keeps s. heat on Earth's surf.
It is the Earth's protection from Sun's ultraviolet rays
It is rain water combined with harmful gases
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What factors affect precipitation?
Atmospheric pressure, snow and humidity
Wind, distance from the sea and altitude
Latitude, altitute and humidity
Longitude, latitude, hemisphere
12
Isobars are lines that connect areas with the same atmospheric pressure
True
False
13
Anticyclones are...
areas of high pressure (H). Dry, stable weather, clear skies
areas of high pressure (H). Unstable weather
areas of low pressure (L). Dry, stable weather, clear skies
areas of low pressure (L). Unstable weather, rain, storms
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What are isotherms?
Lines that join areas with the same temperature
Lines that join areas with the same atmospheric pressure
Lines that join areas with the same amount of precipitation
Lines that join areas with the same type of wind
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What are the consequences of global warming?
Drought
Air pollution and extreme climates
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Climate change and the melting of the polar ice caps
16
Climate is the...
increase of average temperatures on the Earth's surface
typical state of the atmosphere over a long period of time
amount of water vapour in the air.
mass of moving air.
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What do we use to measure the speed of the wind?
Vane
Rain gauge
Barometer
Anemometer
18
What problems does air pollution cause to the environment?
Kyoto Protocol, trade winds and monsoon
None are correct
Greenhouse effect, acid rain & depletion of the ozone layer
Both are correct
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What are the main climate zones?
Tropics & equator; tropics & polar circles; in the polar c.
Cold, hot and mediterranean
Cold, hot desert, tropical
Hot, temperate and cold zones
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What's air pollution?
All of them are correct
It's the depletion of the ozone layer
It's the increase of average temperatures
It's the contamination of the atmosphere by pollutants
