Climate and climate change - practice test

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Practice test

Rain forms when the air ...

1. rises and warms up
2. rises and cools down
3. sinks and warms up
4. sinks and cools down

Read the following statements:

1 = We've had a particarly warm summer last year in comparison to other summers.
2 = Coming weeks will be warm and sunny.

1. 1 = weather 2 = weather
2. 1 = weather 2 = climate
3. 1 = climate 2 = climate
4. 1 = climate 2 = weather

Which answer belongs to low air pressure?
Think about the Netherlands/UK.

1. Warm summers, rainy
2. Mild winters, rainy
3. Cold summers, sunny
4. Cold winters, rainy

If there is a large difference in air pressure, you'll experience:

1. high temperatures
2. low temperatures
3. strong winds
4. calm weather

When you see frost, there will be:

1. Low air pressure
2. High air pressure

During thunderstorms, which type of clouds can you often see?

1. Cumulus
2. Stratus

When the wind blows over sea...

1. Winters are cold Summers are cool
2. Winters are mild Summers are warm
3. Winters are mild Summers are cool
4. Winters are cold Summers are warm

Maritime climate

Equatorial

Polar

Tropical

Continental

A

B

C

The ..1.. the latitude the colder it is.
The ..2.. the altitude the colder it is.

1. 1 = higher 2 = higher
2. 1 = lower 2 = lower
3. 1 = higher 2 = lower
4. 1 = lower 2 = higher

Close to the equator there is often ...

1. Convectional rainfall
2. Frontal rainfall
3. Relief rainfall

Look at the map. Which place(s) is/are at the leeward side of the mountain?

1. A and B
2. A and C
3. B
4. C

Are the statements true or false?

True

False

Tropical cyclones have low air pressure. 

Tropical cyclones form because of big temperature differences.

The eye of the tropical cyclone is where the wind blows fastest. 

The strongest tropical cyclones appear above land. 

Are the statements true or false?

True

False

It only became warmer since the last ice age.

Since the last ice age, the Medieval Warm period is been the warmest period so far. 

During a warm time period, humans could walk from France to Britain.

Temperatures are expected to rise over 8 degrees Celcius the coming decades.

The concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere rises because of....

1. Human actions
2. Natural changes
3. Human actions & natural changes

Which of these answers will affect the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?

1. Sun spots & humans eating meat
2. Sun spots & changes in the Earths tilt
3. humans eating meat & volcanic eruptions
4. volcanic eruptions & changes in the Earths tilt

Which of these is an example of 'local actions, global effects'?

1. Turning down the heat
2. The Paris Agreement
3. Giving poor countries money so they can prepare themselves for the changing climate
4. The Netherlands giving aid to Haiti after a hurricane

Where do you often get this kind of rain?

1. At a low latitude
2. At a high latitude
3. At the mid-latitudes

Where do you often get this kind of rain?

1. At a low latitude
2. At a high latitude
3. At the mid-latitudes

It is winter. Which words belong to high air pressure weather, and which words to with low air pressure weather?

High air pressure

Low air pressure

Snow

Sleet

Ice skating

Sunny

Sunny

Wind from the west

Wind from the east

Relatively warm day

Storm

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It's extremely cold today. With winds blowing from the ......... we can expect temperatures below -10 degrees Celcius. Luckily the sun is shining, so put on warm clothes and enjoy the winter weather!

1. Southwest
2. Northwest
3. North
4. East

Air is rising. There is ..1.. air pressure. This means it will probably be ..2..

1. 1 = low 2 = sunny
2. 1 = low 2 = rainy
3. 1 = high 2 = sunny
4. 1 = high 2 = rainy

This climate graph shows a place with a ... climate

1. polar
2. mountain
3. continental
4. maritime

This climate graph shows a place with a ... climate

1. tropical
2. desert
3. continental
4. maritime

It rains a lot here, and it's warm all year round. Which climate is this?

1. Tropical
2. Equatorial
3. Maritime
4. Mediterranean

You can find deserts ...

1. On the windward side of the mountain
2. Near the equator
3. Near cold ocean currents

Havo: you are allowed to use the map on page 88 of your textbook

1

2

3

4

A

B

C

D