Starter quiz

  • Greenhouse gases are gases in Earth's atmosphere that trap...
    • 'heat' ✓
  • What is a heatwave?
    • Something that only happens in the summer.
    • A period of time when the weather is a lot hotter than usual.  ✓
    • A way of heating buildings.
  • Drought is when...
    • there is a long period without enough rain.  ✓
    • there can be water shortages.  ✓
    • there is too much water
    • water pipes break
  • Climate change means that...
    • the world is getting warmer  ✓
    • the world is cooling
    • weather patterns are changing  ✓
    • some countries are getting hotter
  • Match these terms with the correct definition.
    • weather
      the day to day conditions outside, e.g. sunny, snowing, warm. ✓
    • temperature
      how hot or cold a place is. ✓
    • climate
      average weather conditions taken over a long time, usually 30 years. ✓
  • How can we show climate information for each month in a location?
    • We collect rainfall data
    • We collect temperature data
    • We show rainfall and temperature data on a climate graph  ✓
    • We record the weather
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