Climate
Weather
UK Geography
Earth's History
General knowledge
100

What is the definition of climate?

Long term weather patterns in a specific place

100

Name the process of turning liquid to a gas

Evaporation

100

What is the difference between urban and rural?

urban = city

rural = countryside

100

How old is the Earth?

4.5 billion years

100

Double points!

Germany

200

Double points!

Define a biome 

A large scale eco-system of plants, animals and non-living things. 

200
Name the process of turning a gas back to a liquid

Condensation

200

What is the Capital of England?

London

200

Double Points!!

What evidence is there that an asteroid caused the extinction of the dinosaurs?

Crater, iridium found in the rocks

200

What is the largest rainforest in the world?

The Amazon

300

Explain one economic impact of a hurricane

Something to do with money - e.g. businesses can't open so the owners lose money. 
300

Name the 4 types of precipitation

Rain, Snow, Sleet and Hail

300

What is the Capital of Scotland?

Edinburgh

300

What does the word extinction mean?

A plant or animal species that is no longer on Earth.
300

What is the tallest mountain in the world

Mt Everest

400

Define "climate change" 

e.g. Climate change describes a change in the average conditions — such as temperature and rainfall — in a region over a long period of time.

400

Double points!

What is the climate of this place like? 

Hot all year and small amounts of rain. 

400

Define a dense population

When lots of people live in close proximity of each other (urban city areas)

400

Name an animal that has gone extinct.

Dodo, mammoth, sbre tooth tiger, t-rex, tasmaniam tiger, pinta tortoise

400

What is the coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth?

-89.2oC

500

What is the biggest desert in the world?

Antarctica! 

500

What is the relief of this land? 

Mountainous and steep.

500

Double points!

Define a sparse population

Where people live spread far apart (countryside)

500

How many years ago did the dinosaurs become extinct?

65 million years ago

500

What is the highest recorded temperature in the UK?

40.3oC