Year 3

What makes up the weather?

In this lesson, we will be looking at the differences between weather and climate. We will also be looking at the six components that make up the weather.

Year 3

What makes up the weather?

In this lesson, we will be looking at the differences between weather and climate. We will also be looking at the six components that make up the weather.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Set out what the weather is made of
  2. Differentiate between weather and climate
  3. Read a weather forecast

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8 Questions

Q1.
Where is most of the water on Earth found?
in lakes
Correct answer: in oceans
in rivers
Q2.
What percentage of the global water is freshwater?
1.3%
Correct answer: 2.5%
2%
3%
5%
Q3.
Most of the freshwater we have is locked up in...
Correct answer: glaciers, ice caps and in the ground
in lakes
in oceans
in the ground
Q4.
What are the three states of matter? (Choose 3 options)
condensation
Correct answer: gas
Correct answer: liquid
Correct answer: solid
steam
water vapour
Q5.
What is the name of the cycle describing how the water on Earth gets recycled?
The Liquid Cycle
The Rain Cycle
The Recycle Cycle
Correct answer: The Water Cycle
Q6.
What is evaporation?
rain, snow, sleet, or hail
Correct answer: When water (liquid) heats up and turns into water vapour (gas)
When water vapour (gas) turns into water droplets (liquid)
Q7.
What is condensation?
rain, snow, sleet, or hail
When water (liquid) heats up and turns into water vapour (gas)
Correct answer: When water vapour (gas) turns into water droplets (liquid)
Q8.
What are the four stages of the Water Cycle? (in the correct order, starting from the oceans)
condensation, precipitation, evaporation and run-off
Correct answer: evaporation, condensation, precipitation and run-off
run-off, evaporation, condensation and precipitation

6 Questions

Q1.
What is the definition of weather?
Correct answer: Temporary conditions of the atmosphere. Changes hourly and daily.
The average weather conditions of a location, over a period of time.
Q2.
Which of these statements do not represent weather?
Correct answer: Greece is always hot in the summer!
It is raining today.
Last week it was sunny.
Q3.
What is the definition of climate?
Temporary conditions of the atmosphere. Changes hourly and daily.
Correct answer: The average weather conditions of a location, over a period of time.
Q4.
What is a meteorologist?
Someone who studies meteors
Correct answer: Someone who studies the weather
Someone who travels
Q5.
The weather can affect what we wear. True or false?
False
Correct answer: True
Q6.
Which of these are the 6 components of weather? Choose 6.
Correct answer: atmospheric pressure
Correct answer: cloudiness
condensation
evaporation
Correct answer: humidity
Correct answer: precipitation
sun
Correct answer: temperature
Correct answer: wind