Lesson Y7-U02-L07

Y7-U02-L07 Extreme UK Weather: The Beast from the East Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 2

20 questions

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Lesson Y7-U02-L07, Extreme UK Weather: The Beast from the East: 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. In which year did the Beast from the East hit the UK?

    • 2016
    • 2020
    • 2010
    • 2018

  2. From which direction did the cold air arrive in 2018?

    • The east
    • The south
    • The north-west
    • The west

  3. Which air mass brought the extreme cold of the Beast from the East?

    • Polar maritime
    • Tropical maritime
    • Tropical continental
    • Polar continental

  4. Which storm added the heavy snow to the cold air?

    • Storm Mia
    • Storm Emma
    • Storm Lara
    • Storm Gerda

  5. Where had the cold air been sitting for weeks before it reached the UK?

    • The Indian Ocean
    • The Sahara Desert
    • The tropical Atlantic
    • Siberia and northern Russia

  6. Which type of graph is best for showing how temperature changes over a single month?

    • A line graph
    • A Venn diagram
    • A pictogram
    • A pie chart

  7. What does a daily maximum temperature measure?

    • The temperature recorded at midday only
    • The average temperature over a whole month
    • The lowest temperature reached in a night
    • The highest temperature reached in a day

  8. On the graph, the temperature fell from 4°C on 24 February to -3°C on 27 February. By how many degrees did it fall?

    • 7 degrees
    • 1 degree
    • 3 degrees
    • 4 degrees

  9. Which of these is a SOCIAL impact of the cold snap?

    • Schools and businesses closed across the UK
    • Shops and firms lost an estimated 1 billion pounds a day
    • Some hungry birds and deer struggled to find food
    • Farmers had to pay extra to feed livestock

  10. Which of these is an ECONOMIC impact of the cold snap?

    • Hundreds of flights and trains were cancelled
    • Shops and firms lost an estimated 1 billion pounds a day
    • Some hungry birds and deer struggled to find food
    • Schools and businesses closed across the UK

  11. Which of these is an ENVIRONMENTAL impact of the cold snap?

    • Schools and businesses closed across the UK for several days in a row
    • Hundreds of flights and trains were cancelled across the whole of the UK
    • Shops and firms lost money on their sales during the freezing week
    • Some hungry birds and deer struggled to find food in the snow

  12. Which of these belongs to the economic group?

    • Hundreds of flights and trains were cancelled
    • Schools and businesses closed across the UK
    • Some hungry birds and deer struggled to find food
    • Farmers had to pay extra to feed and shelter livestock

  13. Which source is more reliable for the snow depth in 2018: a Met Office snowfall map or an anonymous post saying the snow was 10 metres deep?

    • The anonymous post
    • The Met Office snowfall map
    • Neither can be trusted at all
    • They are equally reliable

  14. Which three checks help you judge how reliable a source is?

    • How big the photo is, how loud the video is, and how many words it has
    • Where it was posted, what font it uses, and who shared it
    • Who made it, why it was made, and when it was made
    • How many likes it has, how long it is, and what colour it is

  15. Why would an easterly wind bring DRY air to the UK in 2018?

    • It crossed dry land, not the sea, so it could not pick up much moisture
    • It came down from the mountains and sank as it arrived over the plains
    • It formed over the sea, so it was very salty and full of spray
    • It crossed the warm Atlantic and lost its heat as it rose over the hills

  16. Why did a few cold days cause so much disruption in the UK?

    • The UK rarely has deep snow, so roads and services are not usually ready for it
    • The snow melted into rivers every summer and flooded the valleys
    • The UK is normally covered in snow for most of the winter months
    • The cold lasted for several months at a time, with no break at all

  17. Why might the same snowfall cause bigger problems in a city than in the countryside?

    • Snow only falls on the countryside, never in cities, even in winter
    • Cities get more snow than any part of the countryside nearby each winter
    • Many more people and vehicles are packed into a small area, so disruption is greater
    • Cities have no roads for cars to drive on, so buses are the only option

  18. Which description of a social impact is correct?

    • An effect on money, jobs or businesses across the whole town
    • An effect on the amount of sunshine reaching the sea and coast
    • An effect on plants, animals or rivers in the local countryside
    • An effect on people and daily life, such as health or travel

  19. Which of these is an environmental impact of the sudden thaw?

    • Shops lost sales when the thaw began
    • Thaw flooding affected rivers
    • Trains ran again on time after the thaw
    • Schools reopened after the thaw

  20. Why is the February temperature graph a reliable source?

    • It uses Met Office records, was made to record the event, and is dated to the time
    • It shows only the best days of the cold spell, so the worst days are missing
    • It was made to sell winter clothing and coats to customers in the town
    • It was drawn by a friend in a hurry and dated some weeks after the event

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