Lesson Y7-U02-L04

Y7-U02-L04 Drawing and Reading Climate Graphs Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 2

20 questions

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Lesson Y7-U02-L04, Drawing and Reading Climate Graphs: 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. Which month has the highest rainfall in Aberdeen, according to its climate graph?

    • October, with about 92 mm
    • July, with about 77 mm
    • January, with about 78 mm
    • December, with about 80 mm

  2. Which months are warmest in Aberdeen?

    • June, at about 13°C
    • July and August, at about 15°C
    • October, at about 10°C
    • January and February, at about 4°C

  3. What is the name for the average weather of a place over many years?

    • Season
    • Weather
    • Relief
    • Climate

  4. Which instrument is used to measure air temperature?

    • Barometer
    • Anemometer
    • Rain gauge
    • Thermometer

  5. Which instrument is used to measure the amount of rainfall?

    • Barometer
    • Anemometer
    • Thermometer
    • Rain gauge

  6. Which month has the lowest rainfall in Aberdeen?

    • April, at about 49 mm
    • July, at about 73 mm
    • February, at about 56 mm
    • December, at about 80 mm

  7. Which season is usually the coldest in the UK?

    • Winter
    • Spring
    • Autumn
    • Summer

  8. What should you draw first when drawing a climate graph?

    • The temperature line, joined with a smooth curve
    • The title in large capital letters
    • The rainfall bars, using the rainfall scale
    • The key showing the months of the year

  9. A pupil drew temperature as bars and rainfall as a line. What went wrong?

    • They listed the months in the wrong order along the horizontal axis
    • They used too many bars across the graph, so it was hard to read
    • They forgot to label the units on the graph and the title of the axis
    • They swapped them: rainfall should be bars and temperature should be a line

  10. Which pattern is shown by a climate graph with warm summers and cool winters?

    • A steadily rising pattern
    • A seasonal pattern
    • A random pattern
    • A daily pattern

  11. Why is a climate graph useful for comparing two places?

    • You can see the temperature and rainfall for both places at a glance
    • It shows the weather for one week in each place
    • It lists every street in each town
    • It shows the exact height of each place above sea level

  12. On London's graph, is October's rainfall more or less than February's?

    • The same amount in both months
    • More, because 69 mm is more than 41 mm
    • It cannot be compared on a single graph
    • Less, because 41 mm is more than 69 mm

  13. In which season does August fall, when it is one of Aberdeen's warmest months?

    • Spring
    • Winter
    • Autumn
    • Summer

  14. Which of these is a true description of London's climate graph, where July is about 18°C?

    • July is London's wettest month, at about 45 mm
    • July is one of London's warmest months, at about 18°C
    • July is London's coolest month of the year
    • July is 5°C, the same temperature as January

  15. Which month in Aberdeen has the lowest average temperature?

    • October, at about 10°C
    • April, at about 6°C
    • January, at about 4°C
    • July, at about 15°C

  16. In January, Aberdeen averages about 4°C and London averages about 5°C. Which is colder in January?

    • London, by about 4°C
    • London, by about 1°C
    • Aberdeen, by about 1°C
    • They are exactly the same

  17. Aberdeen is generally cooler than London. Which reason is most sensible?

    • Aberdeen is in the middle of a desert
    • Aberdeen is further south than London
    • Aberdeen is further north than London
    • Aberdeen has no sea nearby at all

  18. Why are UK summers warmer than UK winters?

    • Rain clouds block the sun in summer only
    • The wind blows from the south only in winter
    • The sun is higher in the sky and the days are longer
    • The Earth is closer to the sun in winter

  19. Which statement correctly describes Aberdeen's rainfall pattern?

    • Wettest in October, at about 92 mm, and driest in April, at about 49 mm
    • Wettest in January, at about 78 mm, and driest in November, at about 87 mm
    • Wettest in April, at about 49 mm, and driest in October, at about 92 mm
    • Wettest in July, at about 73 mm, and driest in December, at about 80 mm

  20. A pupil reads a temperature line using the scale for the rainfall bars. Why is this a problem?

    • The temperature line is always drawn in millimetres
    • Temperature has no scale at all on a climate graph
    • Bars and lines are never allowed to use different scales
    • Each measure has its own scale, so the wrong scale gives a wrong value

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