Practise for the big test in the test week
1. Multiple choice
Climate is determined over a period of…
a. 10 years
b. 20 years
c. 30 years
d. 50 years
2. How does water get into clouds? Place the following process in the correct order
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1. Water vapour condenses as the air cools down
2. Warm air is light and rises
3. The sun warms the seawater
4. Rising air cools down
5. warm seawater evaporates
3. Which of the following answers are true?
For rain to fall, it’s necessary for….
a. the air to rise
b. the air to fall
c. the air to cool down
d. the air to warm up
4. The term rain shadow has to do with….
a. relief rainfall
b. convectional rainfall
c. falling air
d. collision of warm and cold air (botsing tussen warme en koude
lucht)
5. Look at the 3 climate graphs in figure 1 below.
Determine the position of the locations using these climate graphs. Match the following.
6. Use figure 1 again. Determine the climate for each climate graph. Write beneath the climate graph
which climate it is. Choose the correct climate out of the following list:
A. Continental climate
F. Desert climate
B. Savannah climate
G. Maritime climate
C. Polar climate
H. Tropical rainforest climate
D. Steppe climate
I. Tundra climate
E. High-mountain climate
7. Match the letters with the numbers to form the correct combinations of causes and effects
(oorzaak en gevolg)
Cause
1. Warm air
2. Warming up
3. Cooling down
4. Condensation
Effect
A. Condensation
B. Rising water vapour
C. Clouds
D. evaporation
8. In the Netherlands, when we talk of onshore wind, which wind(s) are we talking about?
a. west wind
b. north wind
c. east wind
d. south wind
9. Which answer is not correct?
The strong influence of the sea on the climate is caused by….
a. the onshore wind
b. The west wind
c. The warm ocean current (warme golfstroom)
d. The latitude
10. Which of the following statements are about the weather and which are about the climate?
Write the correct word behind the sentence.
1. In the Netherlands, during the month of January the maximum difference in temperature is 2°C
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2. It was 25°C today but tonight it will drop to 5°C.
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3. it’s usually colder on the West Frisian Islands than in Brabant.
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4. While the temperature reached 30°C in Overijssel, the thermometer didn’t rise above 18°C in
Zeeland.
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5. On the Veluwe, there is on average 150 mm more precipitation than in Brabant.
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6. Yesterday there was 30 mm of rainfall in Leeuwarden, in Rotterdam it didn’t rain at all.
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11. Multiple choice. Which characteristics are correct about the Netherlands?
The climate in the Netherlands is called moderate because…..
a. Winter temperatures are not very low
b. Summer temperatures are not very high
c. winter and summer temperatures are both equally high
d. Precipitation is spread out throughout the year
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14. Which of the following sentences are true?
A. At low latitudes, the angle of incidence of the sun is higher than at high latitudes
B. At high latitudes, the shadow is smaller than at low latitudes
C. At high latitudes, the position of the sun can be lower than at low latitudes
D. At low latitudes, the amount of sun energy is less for the same surface area than at high
latitudes.