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True.
True or false?
The atmosphere is the layer of gases that surrounds the Earth. |
Hot / cold.
Complete:
The air temperature can be ___, warm, cool or ____. |
False. Water cycle is a continuous process.
Say true or false.
The water cycle is not a process. |
Slowly.
Climate changes very _____ over time.
Slowly / fast |
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The troposphere.
What is the closest layer to the Earths’s surface?
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Uncomfortable.
Choose the correct answer.
You can feel more COMFORTABLE / UNCOMFORTABLE when humidity is high. |
Evaporation.
When the water changes into water vapor, this is called _____.
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Desert, temperate, Mediterranean, polar, tropical and mountain.
Name the climates.
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Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere.
Name the layers of the atmosphere.
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Hail, rain and snow.
Complete:
Precipitation can fall on the ground in four forms: sleet, ____, ____ and ____. |
Snow, rain, sleet or hail.
Precipitation can fall as _____, ____, ____ or _____.
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Warm and cold.
Complete:
Temperate climate has ___ and ____ temperatures, no extremes, and rainfall throughout the year. |
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Ozone is a gas that absorbs most of the Sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays. It’s essential to life on Earth.
What is the ozone?
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A thermometer, a weather vane, an anemometer, a hygrometer and a rain gauge.
Name all the devices you can use to measure the weather.
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When the temperature is above 0º, water drops fall as rain. Gravity pulls down to the Earth when clouds become heavy.
When does the rain occur?
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Ice caps are melting and sea levels are rising. This has a big impact on wildlife.
What is the result of increasing temperatures?
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We can use alternative methods of transport more often (bicycle, public transport, etc).
We can reduce our energy consumption (turning lights off when we aren’t using them). We can use green products. We can produce less rubbish by reusing and recycling products and waste.
Say two things you and your family could do to reduce air pollution.
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- 25 degrees Celsius. Temperature
- 20 kilometres per hour. Wind speed. - South West. Wind direction. - 30 percent. Humidity.
How do you say this? And what do they talk about?
25ºC / 20 km/h / SW / 30% |
1-C, 2-E, 3-B, 4-A, 5-D, 6-F
Order the stages of the water cycle:
A) Water vapour condenses. B) Warm, humid air raises and cools. C) Sun increases temperature on the Earth’s surface. D) lots of water make a cloud. E) water evaporates into the air. F) precipitation falls and water is collected in the sea. |
Global warming. Burning fossil fuels and deforestation.
What is causing the climate to change too quickly?
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