CLIMATE/WEATHER

Question 1

Global Warning

Answer 1

An increase in the temperature of the Earth’s surface.

Question 2

Steady Winds

Answer 2

Such as trade winds. They blow from northeast to the Northern Hemisphere and from the southeast to the Southern Hemisphere.

Question 3

Seasonal Winds

Answer 3

Such as monsoon winds in South and Southeast Asia, which reverse direction depending on whether it is summer or winter.

Question 4

Winds that change daily

Answer 4

These winds (such as sea breezes) blow from the sea towards the land during the day, and in the opposite direction at night.

Question 5

Local winds

Answer 5

Such us el cierzo, which is a cold, strong and gusty wind that usually blows in the Ebro Valley.

Question 6

Weather

Answer 6

Weather is the state of the atmosphere, describing if it’s hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy.

Question 7

Pollution

Answer 7

Pollution is the introduction of harmful materials into the environment. These harmful materials are called pollutants. Pollutants can be natural, such as volcanic ash, but they can also be created by human activity, such as trash or runoff, which are produced by factories.

Question 8

Cumulus clouds

Answer 8

Cumulus clouds are large and white. They look like cotton wool and can bring shorts periods of rain.

Question 9

Cumuloninbus clouds

Answer 9

Cumuloninbus clouds are large, dark clouds. They produce very heavy precipitation.

Question 10

Cirrus clouds

Answer 10

Cirrus clouds are white thin clouds. They are usually associated with worsening weather.