Lesson Y7-U02-L02

Y7-U02-L02 Measuring the Weather: Instruments and Units Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 2

20 questions

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Lesson Y7-U02-L02, Measuring the Weather: Instruments and Units: 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 weather 'element'?

    • A chemical gas found high in the atmosphere, such as ozone in the upper layer
    • The shape of a cloud as seen from the ground, such as cumulus or stratus
    • A weather station building on a hill, fitted with instruments and a roof
    • One part of the weather that we measure, such as temperature or rainfall

  2. Which instrument measures temperature?

    • A thermometer
    • An anemometer
    • A rain gauge
    • A barometer

  3. Which instrument measures rainfall?

    • A thermometer
    • A barometer
    • A wind vane
    • A rain gauge

  4. Which instrument measures wind speed?

    • A barometer
    • An anemometer
    • A rain gauge
    • A wind vane

  5. What does a wind vane show?

    • How fast the wind is blowing at the station
    • The air pressure in the open air
    • How much rain has fallen in the last hour
    • The direction the wind is blowing from

  6. What does a barometer measure?

    • Wind speed
    • Rainfall
    • Sunshine
    • Air pressure

  7. What unit is used to measure temperature?

    • Kilometres per hour (km/h)
    • Millimetres (mm)
    • Millibars (mb)
    • Degrees Celsius (°C)

  8. What unit is used to measure rainfall?

    • Kilometres per hour (km/h)
    • Millimetres (mm)
    • Degrees Celsius (°C)
    • Millibars (mb)

  9. What unit is used to measure wind speed?

    • Millimetres (mm)
    • Kilometres per hour (km/h)
    • Millibars (mb)
    • Degrees Celsius (°C)

  10. What unit is used to measure air pressure?

    • Millimetres (mm)
    • Kilometres per hour (km/h)
    • Degrees Celsius (°C)
    • Millibars (mb)

  11. Is wind direction recorded as a number or as a compass point?

    • A number of millibars
    • A compass point, such as SW
    • A number of degrees Celsius
    • A number of millimetres

  12. A rain gauge reads 9. Which option gives the reading with the correct unit?

    • 9 mm
    • 9 mb
    • 9 km/h
    • 9°C

  13. A thermometer reads 17. Which option gives the reading with the correct unit?

    • 17 mm
    • 17 mb
    • 17 km/h
    • 17°C

  14. Why must every weather measurement have a unit written beside it?

    • So the instrument can be used in the rain
    • So the number can be added to other numbers
    • So the reading can be printed in colour
    • So we know what the number is measuring

  15. Which instrument uses a white box with slatted sides to keep its readings fair?

    • An anemometer on a tall pole
    • A barometer kept in a metal drum
    • A thermometer kept in a Stevenson screen
    • A rain gauge sitting on a flat roof

  16. Why is a Stevenson screen white?

    • White paint stops rain from reaching the instruments
    • White paint makes the wind blow more slowly
    • White paint makes the box easier to see from far away
    • White paint reflects sunlight so the thermometer does not heat up

  17. Why is a Stevenson screen raised on legs, off the ground?

    • To keep it away from hot ground, so the reading is of the real air
    • To give the instruments a better view of the stars
    • To make sure the rain gauge is level with the wind vane
    • To stop animals from climbing on the instruments

  18. Two weather stations close together record different temperatures on the same day. Which reason is most likely?

    • Weather stations are not allowed to measure temperature
    • Temperature always changes at random between two places nearby
    • Their instruments or positions differ, such as one being in direct sunlight
    • Thermometers only work in the same town

  19. Which instrument and element pair is correct?

    • Anemometer: rainfall
    • Barometer: air pressure
    • Wind vane: temperature
    • Rain gauge: wind speed

  20. Why would a thermometer left in direct sunlight give an unfair reading?

    • The sunlight changes the unit from degrees to millimetres
    • The sun heats the thermometer, so it shows more than the true air temperature
    • The sun cools the thermometer, so it shows less than the true air temperature
    • The sun makes the thermometer measure rain instead

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