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Weather and climate – practice for Years 6–7

Sample questions on Weather and climate with the right answer and a worked solution, from easy to hard. In the Pickles Academy app a child gets new questions of the same kind every time, so they can't just learn the answers by heart.

Subject
Geography
Year
Years 6–7
Curriculum area
The natural Earth

Question types: Weather or climate?

Rule: Weather and climate

Weather is the state of the air now or today, and it changes quickly. Climate is the weather a place usually has over many years.

Weather is described by temperature, rain or snow, wind, cloud, air pressure and humidity.

Example: “It will rain tomorrow” is weather. “Summers here are usually hot and dry” is climate.

Watch out: One cold day doesn’t mean the climate has changed: climate is judged over decades.

Sample questions

  1. Question 1 Easy

    Which sentence describes the climate?

    1. A) It was foggy this morning, but now the sun is out.
    2. B) Last night 10 cm of snow fell.
    3. C) A strong wind will blow tomorrow.
    4. D) There will be a thunderstorm this afternoon.
    5. E) The average January temperature here is below freezing.
    Show the solution
    Answer: E) The average January temperature here is below freezing.

    How it works: It was foggy this morning, but now the sun is out. – weather; Last night 10 cm of snow fell. – weather; A strong wind will blow tomorrow. – weather; There will be a thunderstorm this afternoon. – weather; The average January temperature here is below freezing. – climate

  2. Question 2 Normal

    Which sentence describes the climate?

    1. A) The Sahara gets very little rain year after year.
    2. B) Right now it is 18 °C outside.
    3. C) Last night 10 cm of snow fell.
    4. D) It is supposed to rain at the weekend.
    5. E) There will be a thunderstorm this afternoon.
    Show the solution
    Answer: A) The Sahara gets very little rain year after year.

    How it works: The Sahara gets very little rain year after year. – climate; Right now it is 18 °C outside. – weather; Last night 10 cm of snow fell. – weather; It is supposed to rain at the weekend. – weather; There will be a thunderstorm this afternoon. – weather

  3. Question 3 Hard

    Which sentence describes the climate?

    1. A) A strong wind will blow tomorrow.
    2. B) It is supposed to rain at the weekend.
    3. C) The Sahara gets very little rain year after year.
    4. D) There will be a thunderstorm this afternoon.
    5. E) Last night 10 cm of snow fell.
    Show the solution
    Answer: C) The Sahara gets very little rain year after year.

    How it works: A strong wind will blow tomorrow. – weather; It is supposed to rain at the weekend. – weather; The Sahara gets very little rain year after year. – climate; There will be a thunderstorm this afternoon. – weather; Last night 10 cm of snow fell. – weather

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