Weather and Climate

Trying to predict the weather is known as weather ……

• Guessing

• Fishing

• Forecasting

• Checking

What is the name of a scientist who studies weather?

• A rain man

• A Meteorologist

• Weatherologist

• Mr Sunshine

Precipitation is measured using which instrument?

• A jug

• A barometer

• A rain guage

• Your hands

Cloud cover is measured in…

• Vanes

• Millibars

• Oktas

• Miles

Which of these definitions best describes condensation?

• When water vapour cools and turns into clouds

• Rain, hail, sleet and snow that falls from the clouds

• When the sun heats up sea water and it goes into the air

• When river water flows into the sea

A thermometer is used to measure what?

• Wind speed

• Visibility

• Temperature

• A stick

Which of the following is NOT a world climatic zone?

• Wet and miserable

• Hot and wet

• Hot and dry

• Cold and dry

Which of these countries has a tropical

climate?

• Russia

• Scotland

• Mozambique

• France

Which of these is the odd one out?

• Rain

• Snow

• Sleet

• Condensation

As you ascend in altitude, what happens to the temperature?

• It disappears

• It gets harder to measure

• It drops

• It raises