Gagoogoa

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of trees and plants in a tropical rainforest?

Answer 1

They grow close to the ground.

Question 2

Write down the two examples of sedimentary rocks.

Answer 2

Two examples of sedimentary rocks are sandstone and limestone.

Question 2

Tissues are made from ______________.

Answer 2

eucalyptus

Question 3

Limestone is formed from ____________.

Answer 3

Dead sea creatures

Question 3

Plants which do not shed their leaves over the same period of time are called _______________ vegetation.

Answer 3

evergreen

Question 4

A few plants growing far apart is called ________________ vegetation

Answer 4

sparse

Question 4

A very tall, giant tree growing above the canopy is called ______________________,

Answer 4

emergent

Question 5

Mainly of grasses, ferns, small flowering plants, mosses and fungi are found in _______________ layer.

Answer 5

undergrowth

Question 6

_________________________________ can destroy other trees, plants and even seeds, when we fell down trees.

Answer 6

Bulldozer

Question 7

______________________ of the world’s land is covered in forest.

Answer 7

One third

Question 7

The climate of the rainforest is _________________________-.

Answer 7

hot and wet

Question 8

Most wood from Indonesia is made into ______________________.

Answer 8

plywood

Question 9

Is there rainforests in Asia?

Answer 9

Yes

Question 9

A few plants growing far apart is called_____________.

Answer 9

sparse

Question 10

Many plants growing close to one another is called ______________.

Answer 10

dense

Question 10

Write down the names of 3 types of animals which have become extinct.

Answer 10

Dodo birds, Bali tiger and Golden Toad.

Question 10

This type of vegetation consists only one variety of trees growing in an area.

Answer 10

Temperate coniferous forest

Question 10

A thick, continuous leaf cover formed by the branches and leaves of trees growing very close together is called ______________.

Answer 10

canopy

Question 11

Two examples of trees that commonly found in temperate deciduous forest are_______________.

Answer 11

oak and beech

Question 12

We can find baobab trees in this type of natural vegetation.

Answer 12

Tropical grassland

Question 13

Some of desert plants have __________ instead of leaves.

Answer 13

thorns

Question 13

How does it work?

Answer 13

When the air moves, the cups turn around and data is collected to produce a rating of wind speed.

Question 14

Cold desert vegetation is called __________ vegetation.

Answer 14

Tundra

Question 14

What is the weather instrument that measures wind speed?

Answer 14

Anemometer

Question 15

The acid rain contains ____________ which can damage forests, lakes, rivers and buildings.

Answer 15

chemicals

Question 16

Name the weather instrument that tells us the wind direction.

Answer 16

A wind vane.

Question 16

What is the symbol C for different wind strengths?

Answer 16

Calm

Question 17

What is the name of a modern type of windmill? Write what it has and is used for?

Answer 17

An aerogenerator, It has blades and used for generating electricity.

Question 18

What situation shows the symbol W for different wind strengths?

Answer 18

large branches sway from side to side.

Question 18

Brick and ____________ take a long time to warm up from the sun but they lose their heat slowly during the night.

Answer 18

concrete

Question 18

What instrument measures atmospheric pressure?

Answer 18

Barometer

Question 19

What does a hygrometer measure?

Answer 19

Humidity

Question 20

Which instrument is used to measure rainfall?

Answer 20

Rain gauge

Question 21

Which side of the mountain usually gets deserts and why?

Answer 21

leeward, because of sinking, dry air

Question 22

As air moves down the leeward side of a mountain it gets___________________.

Answer 22

warmer

Question 23

Describe the air on the leeward side of a mountain.

Answer 23

dry

Question 24

Describe the air on the windward side of a mountain.

Answer 24

moist

Question 25

Hailstones begin as _____________________.

Answer 25

raindrops

Question 26

What causes precipitation?

Answer 26

The weight of the clouds.

Question 26

Every snowflake crystal has __________ points or sides.

Answer 26

6

Question 27

The line on the mountain slopes above which snow never melts is called the _____________.

Answer 27

snowline

Question 28

Snowflake forms from ______________.

Answer 28

water vapour

Question 29

____________ is sometimes called mackerel sky.

Answer 29

Cirrocumulus

Question 30

The air on the windward side of a mountain is moist because it is close to________________.

Answer 30

an ocean

Question 31

Which of the following is the best example of precipitation?

Answer 31

Rain

Question 32

There are three main types of clouds, they are

Answer 32

cirrus, cumulus and stratus

Question 32

Cirrus clouds are made up of ___________.

Answer 32

ice crystals

Question 32

____________ clouds means a lock of curly hair.

Answer 32

cirrus

Question 33

The soft snow falling along with normal rain is called _________________.

Answer 33

sleet

Question 34

Which types of clouds may cover all levels?

Answer 34

Cumulonimbus

Question 34

What is the Latin word meaning rain cloud?

Answer 34

Nimbus

Question 35

______________ resemble cauliflowers and their sunlit parts shining brilliantly white.

Answer 35

Cumulus

Question 36

Which clouds often extend across the whole sky ina grey layer?

Answer 36

Stratus

Question 37

_____________ clouds are sometimes called mackerel sky.

Answer 37

Cirrocumulus

Question 38

Weathermen study clouds for their shape, height, colour and also for their ______________.

Answer 38

movement

Question 39

Who needs to study clouds from the list?

Answer 39

Pilot

Question 40

Who invented the simple kind of thermometer?

Answer 40

Galileo

Question 41

What are the names of the two temperature scales in common use?

Answer 41

Celsius and Fahrenheit

Question 42

What is inside the glass tube of a modern thermometer?

Answer 42

Coloured spirit usually red or silvery liquid metal called mercury

Question 43

When the mercury or spirit in the thermometer is warmed it ________________.

Answer 43

Expands

Question 44

When the mercury or spirit in the thermometer is cooled it _______________.

Answer 44

Contracts

Question 45

On the Fahrenheit scale, the freezing point of water is _____________.

Answer 45

32°F

Question 46

On the Celsius scale, the boiling point of water is ____________.

Answer 46

100°C

Question 47

Ozone is concentrated in the ___________.

Answer 47

stratosphere

Question 48

Which layer of the atmosphere is the coldest?

Answer 48

Mesosphere

Question 49

The temperature of a place is affected by _______________ main factors.

Answer 49

3

Question 50

In Celsius scale, the temperature below freezing have to be given _________ sign.

Answer 50

minus

Question 51

Which layer of atmosphere is hottest?

Answer 51

Thermosphere

Question 51

There are __________ main scales to measure the temperature.

Answer 51

3

Question 52

The atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere is _________________.

Answer 52

Stratosphere

Question 52

The weather and clouds occur in the _________________ layer.

Answer 52

Troposphere

Question 53

What is the outermost layer of the Earth's atmosphere, where particles can escape into space?

Answer 53

Exosphere

Question 53

Which material is commonly used to make Stevenson Screens for outdoor thermometers?

Answer 53

Wood

Question 54

In what field of study is the Stevenson Screen commonly used?

Answer 54

Meteorology

Question 55

___________ refers to the height of a place which is measured from the sea-level.