Lesson Y8-U05-L07

Y8-U05-L07 Climate Change and the UK Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 11

20 questions

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Lesson Y8-U05-L07, Climate Change and the UK: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 Geography (National Curriculum), Unit 11: Year 8: Climate Change: Evidence and Choices, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. What is a projection in climate science?

    • A measurement of rainfall taken yesterday at the local station, recorded by hand in a notebook
    • A map showing the height of mountains across the whole continent
    • A careful estimate of what the climate may be like in the future
    • A list of the oldest cities in the UK and their founding dates

  2. What is adaptation in the context of climate change?

    • Stopping all climate change at once across the world
    • Ending all use of electricity in homes, schools and offices
    • Changing how we live to cope with the effects of climate change
    • Moving the whole UK to a warmer continent over many decades, which would take centuries and cost enormous sums

  3. What is a heatwave?

    • A cold spell in winter with frost and freezing fog
    • A storm with strong winds over the sea and beaches
    • A wave of rain that falls on the coast in autumn storms, flooding the beaches and roads for several days
    • A spell of unusually hot days, well above normal for the time of year

  4. What is flood risk?

    • The speed of a boat on a canal during the summer
    • The height of a river above sea level at its mouth, measured after every heavy storm across the valley
    • The chance that water will cover land that is normally dry
    • The number of bridges over a river in the town

  5. What is sea-level rise?

    • A storm that flattens cliffs in minutes during a gale
    • A wave caused by an earthquake only, far out at sea
    • The slow rise in the height of the sea as the planet warms
    • A tide that flows out of a harbour each day and back in, carrying boats and sand with it every time

  6. Which effect is linked to wetter winters in the UK?

    • Dry lakes in the summer when rain has not fallen
    • Heat making train tracks buckle in the summer sun
    • Water shortages in reservoirs during the summer months
    • Heavy rain that floods homes and swollen rivers

  7. Which effect is linked to hotter summers in the UK?

    • Rivers bursting their banks in winter after heavy rain
    • Coastal storms in January with waves over the harbour walls
    • Heat that makes train tracks buckle
    • Heavy rain flooding homes across the valley in February

  8. Why do big cities such as London heat up more than the countryside?

    • Cities are always at high altitude, above the clouds
    • Cities receive no sunlight at all during the summer months
    • Concrete and buildings trap warmth
    • Cities have no buildings to block the sun in the daytime

  9. Which part of the UK faces the most flooding from the sea?

    • The high Pennines in the north, with steep moorland
    • The top of a Scottish mountain, above the snow line
    • The centre of London, far from any river or coast
    • The low, flat East Anglia coast

  10. Which UK region is generally expected to be warmest in summer?

    • South East England
    • Northern Scotland
    • Northern Ireland
    • The Shetland Islands

  11. Which UK region is generally the coolest?

    • Greater London
    • Northern Scotland
    • South East England
    • The West Midlands

  12. What is a likely effect of climate change on UK summers?

    • Summers that get colder each year
    • Permanent winter in all regions
    • Summers with much heavier snow
    • Many more hot summer days

  13. Which group is most at risk during a heatwave in a UK town?

    • Ships in the North Sea
    • Footballers training at noon
    • Older people and babies
    • Shops selling winter coats

  14. Why are towns and cities often hotter than the countryside around them?

    • Cities have more mountains
    • Countryside has more concrete
    • Buildings and roads hold heat
    • Cities are always in the shade

  15. What should you always read first on a projection graph?

    • The name of the newspaper it appeared in last week
    • The colour of the bars and the shade of the background
    • The number of words in the title and the caption below
    • The axes: what is measured and across what years

  16. Which is a sensible adaptation for a hot city such as London?

    • Plant more trees and parks, because shade and greenery cool the air
    • Stop all cooling for buildings, because cooling costs money each year
    • Build more car parks, because cars cool the streets during summer
    • Remove all shade, because shade makes heat worse in the city

  17. Which is a good adaptation for coastal flooding?

    • Build homes on the beach, because the sea is calm there in summer and the sand is soft for children to play
    • Remove all sea walls, because they are ugly and cost too much
    • Dig holes in the coast to let the sea in, so it drains away
    • Build flood barriers, so rising water cannot reach homes and farmland

  18. What three parts make a good adaptation suggestion?

    • Naming the problem, the action, and why it helps
    • Naming the colour, the size and the price of the report
    • Naming the author, the year and the publisher of the source
    • Naming the highest mountain, the river and the lake nearby

  19. Which judgement best reflects the Climate Change Committee's view of UK preparedness?

    • The UK is fully prepared for all climate risks, with no gaps at all in any region, and no further action is needed
    • Only heatwaves matter and nothing else, so the rest can be ignored
    • Climate risks do not affect the UK at all, so no action is needed
    • The UK is not yet prepared enough and needs faster action and investment

  20. Why is the same warming a different problem in East Anglia than in London?

    • East Anglia's low coast faces sea flooding, while London's concrete city faces extreme heat
    • Both places face exactly the same risks, so the same plans work everywhere
    • London's main risk is river flooding, while East Anglia has only heatwaves
    • East Anglia has no coast, while London is at sea level, so both places need the same plans and defences

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