Starter quiz
- Which of the below is a statement about the weather?
- The Sahara Desert is hot and dry all year around.
- England has a temperate maritime climate.
- It rained heavily in London today. ✓
- The Amazon Rainforest is generally hot and wet.
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- Which of the below are shown on a climate graph?
- Temperature ✓
- Wind
- Sunlight
- Precipitation ✓
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- Which of the terms below refers to the height above sea level?
- Latitude
- Altitude ✓
- Equator
- Summit
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- Which of the climate graphs below shows the wettest climate?
- What is the key term: The average conditions of the atmosphere over 30 years.
- 'Climate' ✓
- Match the following types of weather with the correct instruments used to measure them.
- Temperature⇔Thermometer ✓
- Rainfall⇔Rain Gauge ✓
- Wind Speed⇔Anemometer ✓
Exit quiz
- What do we call locations that have similar temperature and precipitation patterns?
- Climate
- Temperature
- Climate Zone ✓
- Precipitation
- Weather Zone
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What are the typical climatic conditions along the equator?- hot and wet ✓
- hot and dry
- cold and wet
- cold and dry
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- What is happening to air at the equator?
- Rising ✓
- Sinking
- Both
- Nothing
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- What happens to temperature at altitude increases by 100m?
- It increases by 1 degree Celsius
- It decreases by 1 degree Celsius ✓
- It increases by 100 degrees Celsius
- It decreases by 100 degrees Celsius
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- South west Europe is generally cooler than the rest of Europe, due to what reason?
- latitude
- altitude
- distance from the sea ✓
- ocean currents
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- Which two factors are responsible for Moscow and Glasgow having different climates?
- latitude
- altitude
- distance from the sea ✓
- ocean currents ✓
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Key learning points
- Climate zones are areas with a similar climate.
- Factors such as alititude, latitude and distance from the sea affect the weather and climate of a location.
- The height above sea level affects the temperature.The higher above sea level, the cooler the temperature.
- Coastal areas tend to have warmer winters than inland areas as water takes longer to warm up.
Common misconception
It is always colder at the coast because it is near water.
Students will understand that, in winter, coastal areas tend to be warmer because water takes longer to heat up.
Keywords
Climate zones - areas that have similar weather conditions and climate, e.g. the tropics
Temperature - the degree of hotness or coldness of a place
Latitude - lines of latitude are imaginary lines on Earth showing position north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees
Altitude - height above sea level or ground level
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