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Climate and Weather 0004
1.
How long does it take for the Earth to complete an orbit of the Sun?
Approximately 7 days
Approximately 28 days
Approximately 30.5 days
Approximately 365 days
2.
Approximately how fast does the fastest raindrop fall?
1 metre a second
5 metres a second
10 metres a second
20 metres a second
3.
What is the shape of snow crystals?
Pentagonal (5 sides)
Hexagonal (6 sides)
Heptagonal (7 sides)
Octagonal (8 sides)
4.
How many hemispheres are there on the Earth?
Two
Three
Four
Six
5.
What is a Stevenson's screen?
A barrier between weather fronts
An instrument to measure wind speed
A box to shelter instruments
A way to measure relative humidity
6.
What is hurricane force on the Beaufort scale?
10
12
14
16
7.
Oceans cover approximately how much of the surface of the Earth?
Less than 50%
Between 50% and 60%
Between 60% and 65%
More than 65%
8.
Which technical term best describes the climate of the UK?
Warm temperate
Dry
Cold temperate
Cold
9.
What is the name given to rising pockets of warm air?
Thercals
Therdals
Thermals
Therpals
10.
The El Nino current is a part of which larger system?
The Eastern Oscillation
The Western Oscillation
The Southern Oscillation
The Northern Oscillation
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