Q.1
The majority of the weather systems that cross the British Isles come from which direction?
  • North
  • East
  • South
  • West
Q.2
As a depression passes, which of the following sequences of weather are you likely to experience?
  • A period of clear skies and settled weather
  • Light rain, followed by drizzle, then heavy rain followed by clearer weather then some showers
  • Some drizzle followed by two days of heavy rain
  • Some drizzle, followed by light rain, clear weather, heavy rain then showers
Q.3
As a depression passes, which clouds would you see first?
  • Cumulus
  • Altostratus
  • Nimbus
  • Cirrus
Q.4
Why do most hot, dry deserts occur at latitudes of about 30° north and south?
  • There are no oceans at these latitudes so there can be no precipitation
  • This is where the Sun's rays are hottest
  • The air here is always sinking so cloud formation is rare
  • The air here is always rising so cloud formation is rare
Q.5
At a warm front:
  • the warmer air rises above the cooler air
  • the cooler air rises above the warmer air
  • you get a temperature inversion
  • no clouds are formed
Q.6
Which of the following is NOT true?
  • A warm front is formed where a mass of warm air meets another mass of warm air
  • A cold front is the last part of a depression to pass
  • An occluded front is a front that is formed when a warm and cold front merge together
  • In profile, a warm front is less steep than a cold front
Q.7
What is a weather front?
  • An area where weather and climate merge together
  • The place where all of the world's weather comes from
  • An area where two air masses meet
  • An area where cool air is rising above warm air
Q.8
When a weather system arrives on land from the sea, it:
  • usually contains more moisture than if it had arrived from on a land mass
  • usually contains less moisture than if it had arrived from on a land mass
  • usually contains the same amount of moisture as it would if it had arrived from on a land mass
  • is impossible to say if it contains any moisture
Q.9
During the summer in Britain, high pressure systems bring which type of weather?
  • Hot and rainy
  • Cold and rainy
  • Cold and clear
  • Hot and dry
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