Lesson Y7-U02-L09

Y7-U02-L09 Weather Forecaster: Putting It All Together Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 2

20 questions

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Lesson Y7-U02-L09, Weather Forecaster: Putting It All Together: 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 forecast?

    • A prediction of the weather over the next few days
    • A record of the weather from last year and the year before
    • A map showing the direction of the wind across the country
    • An average of thirty years of weather for one place

  2. On a weather map, what does the letter H stand for?

    • Hot air
    • Hill height
    • Heavy rain
    • High pressure

  3. On a weather map, what does the letter L stand for?

    • Large cloud
    • Light rain
    • Low pressure
    • Long wind

  4. High pressure usually brings which kind of weather?

    • Heavy rain and strong gales
    • Calm, dry, settled weather
    • Thick snow and sleet
    • Hail and thunder

  5. Low pressure usually brings which kind of weather?

    • Calm, sunny skies
    • Clear frost every morning
    • Dry heat with no clouds
    • Cloud, wind and rain

  6. What does a front usually bring as it crosses the country?

    • Clear skies all day
    • Sunshine across the whole country
    • A calm, dry morning
    • A band of cloud and rain

  7. What is a front on a weather map?

    • A line of high mountains and hills
    • The boundary where two air masses meet
    • The edge of a country and its coastline
    • A river drawn in blue on a weather map

  8. A wind arrow comes from the south-west. Which air mass is it?

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

  9. A wind arrow points in from the north-west. Which weather should you expect?

    • Warm, wet weather from tropical maritime air
    • Cold, showery weather from polar maritime air
    • Cold, dry weather from polar continental air
    • Hot, dry weather from tropical continental air

  10. Tropical maritime air is warm and what else?

    • Dry
    • Frosty
    • Wet
    • Windless

  11. Why does a south-west wind usually bring wet weather to the UK?

    • It crosses the Sahara and loses all its heat
    • It crosses the warm Atlantic and picks up moisture
    • It is pushed over cold Siberia and freezes
    • It blows across the high mountains of Scandinavia

  12. The wind comes from the south-west. Which forecast is the most sensible?

    • Icy and dry weather
    • Hot and cloudless weather
    • Cold and snowy weather
    • Mild, cloudy and wet weather

  13. What do the isobars on a weather map show?

    • Places with equal rainfall totals, where closer lines mean heavier rain
    • Places with equal height above sea level, where closer lines mean steeper slopes
    • Places with equal pressure, where closer lines mean stronger wind
    • The temperature in each town on the map, with warmer towns shown in red

  14. Why does a forecast use the wind direction to predict the weather?

    • The wind direction shows the height of the land above sea level
    • The wind direction shows the air mass, and the air mass shows the weather
    • The wind direction decides which type of cloud forms over the town
    • The wind direction sets the time of sunrise each day in the summer

  15. After a front has passed, which way does the wind often swing?

    • It stops, leaving clear and windless skies over the whole region
    • To the east, bringing thick fog and cold air across the land
    • To the north-west, bringing cooler, brighter, showery air
    • To the south-east, bringing hot, dry air across the country

  16. Which clue points to dry, calm weather?

    • A front crossing the country
    • High pressure (H) on the map
    • A south-west wind off the Atlantic
    • Low pressure (L) on the map

  17. Which clue points to wet, windy weather?

    • Polar continental air from the east
    • A calm, clear night
    • A front crossing the country
    • High pressure (H) over the region

  18. A presenter says 'unsettled, with sunny spells and showers'. Which pressure system best matches this?

    • Low pressure, bringing cloud, wind and showers
    • High pressure, bringing calm, dry skies
    • Dense fog with no wind at all
    • A heatwave under still high pressure

  19. Why can a forecast still be wrong even when the wind direction is clear?

    • Wind direction never has any effect on the weather at any time of year
    • The sun changes the wind direction every hour, moving across the sky
    • Weather systems can change or move, and small local details are hard to predict exactly
    • Forecasts are only written in winter, when the weather is most changeable

  20. Tomorrow's wind comes from the south-west and a front is nearby. Which forecast is best justified?

    • Snowy, because polar continental air always brings heavy snow to the south
    • Hot and dry, because high pressure sits overhead for several days
    • Mild, cloudy and wet, because the warm Atlantic air rises and the front brings rain
    • Icy and dry, because the wind is from the east and the sea is frozen

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