Climate and climate change - practice test

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Practice test

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Rain forms when the air ...
A
rises and warms up
B
rises and cools down
C
sinks and warms up
D
sinks and cools down

Slide 2 - Quizvraag

Read the following statements:

1 = We've had a warm summer last year.
2 = Coming weeks will be warm and sunny.
A
1 = weather 2 = weather
B
1 = weather 2 = climate
C
1 = climate 2 = climate
D
1 = climate 2 = weather

Slide 3 - Quizvraag

Which answer belongs to low air pressure?
A
Warm summers, rainy
B
Mild winters, rainy
C
Cold summers, sunny
D
Cold winters, rainy

Slide 4 - Quizvraag

If there is a large difference in air pressure, you'll experience:
A
high temperatures
B
low temperatures
C
strong winds
D
calm weather

Slide 5 - Quizvraag

When you see frost, there will be:
A
Low air pressure
B
High air pressure

Slide 6 - Quizvraag

During thunderstorms, which type of clouds can you often see?
A
Cumulus
B
Stratus

Slide 7 - Quizvraag

When the wind blows over sea...
A
Winters are cold Summers are cool
B
Winters are mild Summers are warm
C
Winters are mild Summers are cool
D
Winters are cold Summers are warm

Slide 8 - Quizvraag

Maritime climate
Equatorial
Polar
Tropical
Continental
A
B
C

Slide 9 - Sleepvraag

Close to the equator there is often ...
A
Convectional rainfall
B
Frontal rainfall
C
Relief rainfall

Slide 10 - Quizvraag

The ..1.. the latitude the colder it is.
The ..2.. the altitude the colder it is.
A
1 = higher 2 = higher
B
1 = lower 2 = lower
C
1 = higher 2 = lower
D
1 = lower 2 = higher

Slide 11 - Quizvraag

Look at the map. Which place(s) is/are at the leeward side of the mountain?
A
A and B
B
A and C
C
B
D
C

Slide 12 - Quizvraag

Slide 13 - Sleepvraag

Are the statements true or false?
True
False
Tropical cyclones are large depressions
A tropical cyclone and a hurricane are the same thing
The eye of the tropical cyclone is where the wind blows fastest. 
The strongest tropical cyclones appear above land. 

Slide 14 - Sleepvraag

Are the statements true or false?
True
False
It only became warmer since the last ice age.
Since the last ice age, the Medieval Warm period is been the warmest period so far. 
During a warm time period, humans could walk from France to Britain.
Temperatures are expected to rise over 8 degrees Celcius the coming decades.

Slide 15 - Sleepvraag

The concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere rises because of....
A
Human actions
B
Natural changes
C
Human actions & natural changes

Slide 16 - Quizvraag

Which of these answers will affect the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?
A
Sun spots & humans eating meat
B
Sun spots & changes in the Earths tilt
C
humans eating meat & volcanic eruptions
D
volcanic eruptions & changes in the Earths tilt

Slide 17 - Quizvraag

Which of these is an example of 'local actions, global effects'?
A
Turning down the heat
B
The Paris Agreement
C
Giving poor countries money so they can prepare themselves for the changing climate
D
The Netherlands giving aid to Haiti after a hurricane

Slide 18 - Quizvraag