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Weather and climate zones

3rd grade (Year 4 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.3-ESS2-2 · England: KS2 Geography links, KS3 Chemistry: Earth and atmosphere (climate)

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Question 1
Climate: which statement is NOT true?
- A. Deserts can be very cold at night.
- B. One cold day proves the climate is getting colder.
- C. Climate is the typical weather of a place over many years.
- D. Weather can change from day to day.
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Question 2
What type of climate does northern Greenland have?
- A. polar
- B. tropical
- C. desert (arid)
- D. temperate
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Question 3
What is the difference between weather and climate?
- A. Weather lasts for years; climate changes every hour
- B. Weather is day-to-day conditions; climate is the average pattern over many years
- C. Climate is only about rain
- D. They mean the same
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Question 4
Climate: which statement is NOT true?
- A. Weather can change from day to day.
- B. Climate is the typical weather of a place over many years.
- C. One cold day proves the climate is getting colder.
- D. Deserts can be very cold at night.
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Question 5
What type of climate does the Atacama Desert have?
- A. polar
- B. tropical
- C. desert (arid)
- D. temperate
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Question 6
Why is it hotter near the equator than near the poles?
- A. The equator is closer to the Sun
- B. Sunlight hits the equator more directly, concentrating its energy
- C. The poles are made of ice
- D. There is no air at the poles
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Question 7
Climate: which statement is NOT true?
- A. Climate is the typical weather of a place over many years.
- B. All deserts are hot.
- C. Deserts can be very cold at night.
- D. Places near the equator are usually hot all year.
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Question 8
What type of climate does the Amazon rainforest have?
- A. polar
- B. tropical
- C. desert (arid)
- D. temperate
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Question 9
Which place is likely to have the coldest winters?
- A. Singapore
- B. the Amazon
- C. the Sahara
- D. northern Canada
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Question 10
Climate: which statement is NOT true?
- A. Weather can change from day to day.
- B. Places near the equator are usually hot all year.
- C. Climate is the typical weather of a place over many years.
- D. One cold day proves the climate is getting colder.
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Question 11
What type of climate does Singapore have?
- A. polar
- B. tropical
- C. desert (arid)
- D. temperate
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Question 12
What is the difference between weather and climate?
- A. Weather is day-to-day conditions; climate is the average pattern over many years
- B. They mean the same
- C. Weather lasts for years; climate changes every hour
- D. Climate is only about rain
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Question 13
Climate: which statement is NOT true?
- A. Places near the equator are usually hot all year.
- B. Climate is the typical weather of a place over many years.
- C. Deserts can be very cold at night.
- D. One cold day proves the climate is getting colder.
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Question 14
What type of climate does Antarctica have?
- A. polar
- B. tropical
- C. desert (arid)
- D. temperate
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Question 15
Which place is likely to have the coldest winters?
- A. northern Canada
- B. the Amazon
- C. the Sahara
- D. Singapore
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Question 16
Climate: which statement is NOT true?
- A. Climate is the typical weather of a place over many years.
- B. Weather can change from day to day.
- C. Places near the equator are usually hot all year.
- D. One cold day proves the climate is getting colder.

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