5th Class: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere

What forms when cold air meets warm air?

• Clouds

• Rain

• Sunshine

Many thermometers contain a liquid metal called..

• aluminium

• mercury

• zinc

Water freezes at...

• 0'C

• 50'C

• 100'C

Which of these is caused by a shortage of water?

• Fog

• Drought

• Flood

In weather lore, a halo round the moon means..

• rain soon.

• snow soon.

• sunshine soon.

Meteorology is the study of..

• weather.

• climate.

• meteors.

Which is TRUE?

• Weather describes the atmosphere over around 30years.

• Climate describes the atmosphere over around 30 years.

• Weather and climate are the same.

Why do most Irish buildings have a sloped roof?

• Because they are cheap to construct.

• To allow rainfall to run off into gutters and drains.

• To absorb the heat of the sun.

Scientists in Ireland began collecting weather information in...

• 1694

• 1794

• 1894

According to weather lore, if swallows fly high in the sky...

• The weather will be wet.

• The weather will be cold.

• The weather will be dry.