GCSE - UK Weather Hazards and Climate Change

Which of these is not an extreme weather event of the UK?

• Flooding

• Tropical Storms

• Extremes of cold weather

• Drought events

What factors contributed to the Cockermouth Flood in 2009

• The ground was baked hard by the sun so there was lots of surface run off

• The high pressure system caused very unstable weather with heavy rainfall

• The ground was already saturated, so the additional rain flowed as surface run-off straight into the rivers

• The highly urbanised area led to significant surface run off

How many homes were flooded and contaminated with sewage

• 12,000

• 1,300

• 500

• 25,000

Which flood prevention measures were not implemented following the 2009 Cockermouth floods?

• Diversion of river channel away from Cockermouth

• River dredged more regularly to deepen the channel

• New embankments to raise the channel height and reduce the likelihood of extra floods

• New flood defence walls to halt the spread of the river

What is the definition of the Quarternary Period?

• It is the same as the Holocene period

• The period of time since the Last Ice Age or Last Glacial Maximum

• 150 million years ago to present day

• The period of timeline that spans from 2.6 million years ago to the present day

Drilling ice cores can provide long-term data on climate change. How long?

• 50,000 years ago

• Up to 800,000 years ago

• Up to 600,000 years ago

• 20,000 years ago - when the last ice age happened

Sea levels are rising due to melting ice caps. What is the other contributing factor.

• Long term changes in air pressure

• Thermal contraction

• Slowing down of the Gulf Stream

• Thermal expansion

How many people died in the 2009 Cockermouth floods?

• 10

• 5

• 1

• 0

What type of impact would this be? (the deaths from floods)

• Environmental

• Economic

• Health

• Social

What was the total cost of the damage caused by the Cockermouth flood?

• £100M

• £500M

• £10M

• £1BN