Starter quiz
- Which of these places is known for being very cold all year?
- Africa
- Antarctica ✓
- Australia
- India
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- Where does rain come from?
- Trees
- The ocean floor
- Clouds ✓
- Deep underground
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- What happens to snow when the temperature gets warmer?
- It melts into water ✓
- It turns into sand
- It freezes into ice
- It stays the same
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- What do we call the water that falls from the sky as rain, snow, or hail?
- Evaporation
- Collection
- Condensation
- Precipitation ✓
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- Which of these increases the amount of sunlight that is reflected?
- Ice and snow ✓
- Sand
- Rocks
- Grass
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- What happens when water vapour cools down in the sky?
- It turns into steam
- It forms clouds ✓
- It melts into water
- It evaporates into air
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Exit quiz
- Which of the following is a cause of global warming?
- Increased solar radiation ✓
- A decrease in the amount of sunlight
- More volcanic eruptions
- Cooler ocean currents
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- Which historical period is known for being warmer with longer growing seasons in Europe?
- Medieval Warm Period ✓
- Little Ice Age
- Last Ice Age
- Current Warming Period
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- When did the last Ice Age end?
- 2000 years ago
- 5000 years ago
- 19 000 years ago ✓
- 100 000 years ago
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- What did the British-Irish Ice Sheet cover?
- Only the southern part of the UK
- The north of the UK and part of Ireland ✓
- The whole of the UK and France
- Just the Scottish Highlands
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Key learning points
- Earth has experienced periods of global warming and global cooling throughout its history.
- The last ice age ended around 19 000 years ago.
- The north of the UK and part of Ireland were covered in the British-Irish ice sheet.
Common misconception
There has only been one ice age.
There have been numerous periods of warming and cooling throughout Earth's history. This has meant there have been a number of ice ages throughout history.
Keywords
Climate - an average of weather conditions (e.g. rain, sun, wind) in a place taken over a long period of time (usually 30 years or more)
Ice sheet - a large mass of ice covering an area of over 50 000 square kilometres
Ice age - a period of time during which thick ice sheets covered vast areas of land
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