Grade 7History & geographyquiz16 questions

Weather and climate

Grade 7: weather vs climate, climate zones, monsoons, extreme weather.

Free to play. Teams answer on one screen; your phone is the remote. No student devices.

Questions

Which word describes the average conditions in a place over many years?
- Climate
- Forecast
- Season
- Weather
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Climate
Weather can change from one hour to the next. (True or false?)
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True
Which statement is about climate, not weather?
- It is raining in Cairo today.
- Summers in Egypt are hot and dry.
- There was fog this morning.
- Tomorrow will be windy.
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Summers in Egypt are hot and dry.
About how many years of data do scientists usually use to describe a climate? (Answer out loud)
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About 30 years
Which climate zone is found near the equator and is hot and wet all year?
- Desert
- Polar
- Temperate
- Tropical
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Tropical
Which climate zone has the coldest temperatures and is found near the poles?
- Mediterranean
- Polar
- Temperate
- Tropical
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Polar
Places high up in the mountains are usually colder than places at sea level. (True or false?)
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True
Which climate zone has mild temperatures and four clear seasons?
- Desert
- Polar
- Temperate
- Tropical
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Temperate
A monsoon is best described as a wind that...
- always blows from the north
- blows only at night
- changes direction with the seasons
- spins around a calm centre
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changes direction with the seasons
In South Asia, the summer monsoon winds usually bring...
- dry, cold air from the poles
- dust storms only
- heavy rain from the ocean
- snow to the plains
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heavy rain from the ocean
Which ocean supplies the moist air for the summer monsoon in India?
- Arctic Ocean
- Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Southern Ocean
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Indian Ocean
In winter, which way do South Asian monsoon winds mostly blow? (Answer out loud)
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From land to sea
What is a very long period with little or no rain called?
- Blizzard
- Drought
- Flood
- Monsoon
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Drought
A tropical cyclone over the Atlantic Ocean is usually called a...
- blizzard
- heatwave
- hurricane
- sandstorm
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hurricane
Hurricanes usually form over cold polar land. (True or false?)
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False
What is the name of the instrument that measures wind speed? (Answer out loud)
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Anemometer

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