VOCABULARY
It is the air around the Earth.
What is Atmosphere?
Complete the sentence:
We had a ____ last year - the temperature was 35°C for 22 days.
We had a HEAT WAVE last year - the temperature was 35°C for 22 days.
Choose the correct option:
The article says that extreme weather is...
a) more common nowadays
b) not natural
c) more unusual in the USA
a) more common nowadays
One cause of extreme weather is...
a) floods across large areas.
b) very hot summers.
c) water vapour in the atmosphere.
c) water vapour in the atmosphere.
Water in the form of gas.
What is WATER VAPOUR?
Complete the sentence:
A _____ crossed the Philippines in 2013 and it killed thousands of people.
A TYPHOON crossed the Philippines in 2013 and it killed thousands of people.
Examples of extreme weather include...
a) warm, wet air
b) El Niño and La Niña
c) very hot weather in Europe
c) very hot weather in Europe
The article says that extreme weather events is the result of ...
a) narual cycles
b) human activity
c)natural cycles and human activity
c)natural cycles and human activity
It is a large amount of water that covers land that is usually dry.
What is FLOOD?
Complete the sentence:
The Earth's ____ is 20 percent oxygen.
The Earth's ATMOSPHERE is 20 percent oxygen.
Why was the rain in Nashville an extreme event?
a) It last happened a thousand years ago.
b) A lot of rain fell over a long time period.
c) A lot of rain fell in a short time.
c) A lot of rain fell in a short time.
What is happening to the oceans?
a) They are getting bigger.
b) They are getting hotter.
c) They are producing greenhouse gases.
b) They are getting hotter.
What is HEAT WAVE?
Complete the sentence:
Last year it rained for a week and there was a ____ of two metres in my town.
Last year it rained for a week and there was a FLOOD of two metres in my town.
What happened after the extreme rain in Rio de Janeiro?
a) There were big floods.
b) There were many deaths.
c) Millions of people were affected.
b) There were many deaths.
Satellites can measure...
a) the temperature of the Pacific Ocean.
b) the number of hurricanes.
c) the amount of water vapour in the air.
c) the amount of water vapour in the air.
It is a large amount of soil or rock that moves down a mountain.
What is a LANDSLIDE?
Complete the sentence:
A large part of the coast fell into the sea in the ____ .
A large part of the coast fell into the sea in the LANDSLIDE.
What caused many deaths in 2003?
a) hot weather
b) floods
c) a drought
a) hot weather
What causes the Earth's atmosphere to warm up?
a) El Niño and La Niña
b) the greenhouse gases produced by humans
c) natural cycles
b) the greenhouse gases produced by humans