Lesson Y7-U02-L03

Y7-U02-L03 Reading the Numbers: Temperature and Rainfall Data Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 2

20 questions

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Lesson Y7-U02-L03, Reading the Numbers: Temperature and Rainfall Data: 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. A table gives a July temperature of 19. Which written value is correct?

    • 19 mb
    • 19 mm
    • 19°C
    • 19 km/h

  2. A table gives an annual rainfall of 650. Which written value is correct?

    • 650 mb
    • 650 km/h
    • 650°C
    • 650 mm

  3. Which place was coolest in July: Plymouth 17°C, Leeds 16°C or Aberdeen 14°C?

    • Leeds, at 16°C
    • Cardiff, at 17°C
    • Aberdeen, at 14°C
    • Plymouth, at 17°C

  4. Which of these places has the highest mean annual rainfall?

    • Fort William, at about 2000 mm
    • Manchester, at about 870 mm
    • Cambridge, at about 560 mm
    • Norwich, at about 650 mm

  5. Which of these places is the driest?

    • Manchester, at about 870 mm
    • Norwich, at about 650 mm
    • Fort William, at about 2000 mm
    • Cambridge, at about 560 mm

  6. Find the range of these July temperatures: Plymouth 17°C and Aberdeen 14°C.

    • 3°C
    • 14°C
    • 17°C
    • 31°C

  7. Find the range of these annual rainfall values: Manchester 870 mm and Cambridge 560 mm.

    • 870 mm
    • 430 mm
    • 310 mm
    • 1430 mm

  8. Rank these annual rainfall totals from highest to lowest: Manchester 870 mm, Norwich 650 mm, Cambridge 560 mm.

    • Manchester, Norwich, Cambridge
    • Norwich, Manchester, Cambridge
    • Manchester, Cambridge, Norwich
    • Cambridge, Norwich, Manchester

  9. Rank these July temperatures from highest to lowest: 14°C, 17°C and 16°C.

    • 14°C, 16°C, 17°C
    • 17°C, 14°C, 16°C
    • 17°C, 16°C, 14°C
    • 16°C, 17°C, 14°C

  10. A pupil reads rainfall as 17°C. What mistake have they made?

    • They ranked the values in the wrong order when they copied the table
    • They used the wrong unit, because rainfall is measured in mm
    • They confused rainfall with the range of values shown in the table
    • They read the wrong row of the table, so the answer is for another month

  11. What does the 'range' of a set of figures mean?

    • The number of values in the list
    • The average of all the values added together
    • The gap between the highest value and the lowest value
    • The order of the values from smallest to largest

  12. What does it mean to 'rank' a set of values?

    • To measure the gap between two values, which is the range
    • To add all the values together to find one total for the month
    • To put the values in order, such as highest to lowest
    • To change a value into a different unit, such as mm into cm

  13. Which measure is the line on a London-style climate graph used for?

    • Temperature in degrees Celsius
    • Rainfall in millimetres
    • Wind speed in kilometres per hour
    • Air pressure in millibars

  14. Glasgow has 1100 mm of rain a year and Ipswich has 580 mm. Which is wetter, and by how much?

    • Glasgow, by 1680 mm
    • Ipswich, by 520 mm
    • Glasgow, by 520 mm
    • They receive the same amount of rain

  15. Belfast 930 mm, Glasgow 1100 mm, Birmingham 760 mm and Ipswich 580 mm. What is the range of these rainfall values?

    • 520 mm
    • 350 mm
    • 1680 mm
    • 170 mm

  16. Which list ranks these four cities from wettest to driest: Belfast 930 mm, Glasgow 1100 mm, Ipswich 580 mm?

    • Glasgow, Belfast, Ipswich
    • Glasgow, Ipswich, Belfast
    • Ipswich, Belfast, Glasgow
    • Belfast, Glasgow, Ipswich

  17. Which of these cities is the driest in the set: Birmingham 760 mm, Belfast 930 mm, Glasgow 1100 mm, Ipswich 580 mm?

    • Belfast, at 930 mm
    • Birmingham, at 760 mm
    • Ipswich, at 580 mm
    • Glasgow, at 1100 mm

  18. Why do western cities such as Glasgow and Belfast often receive more rain?

    • They face the wet Atlantic air, so they receive more rain
    • They sit on the coldest part of the country
    • They are further from the sea than eastern cities
    • They are closer to the hot, dry desert regions

  19. A place has a small temperature range across the year. What does this tell you about its climate?

    • It is always colder than the UK average, with long, freezing winters
    • It gets no rainfall in any month of the year, so the land is very dry
    • Its temperatures change very sharply between the seasons, with frost in winter
    • Its temperatures stay fairly similar all year, so the seasons are less extreme

  20. Why is the warmest place not always the wettest place?

    • Temperature and rainfall are always recorded in the same unit
    • Warm places always receive the least rain
    • Temperature and rainfall are different measures, so they do not always match
    • Rainfall is measured in degrees, not millimetres

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