CLIMATE AND WEATHER
Social Studies 5º
CEIP SAN VICENTE
Social Studies 5º unit 2: Climate and Weather- CEIP SAN VICENTE
1. Match the sentences:
The hydrosphere
Is the part of the Earth made up of rocks and minerals.
The geosphere
Is the layer of gases that surrounds the Earth.
The atmosphere
Is all the water that exists on Earth.
2. Complete:
Oxygen
Others
Nitrogen
Ozone
Other gases
Water vapour
Carbon dioxide
3. Label the picture:
mesosphere
Social Studies 5º unit 2: Climate and Weather- CEIP SAN VICENTE
4. Read the text and choose the correct words.
5. Explain what has happened in this picture:
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6. How green are you? Tick:
Social Studies 5º unit 2: Climate and Weather- CEIP SAN VICENTE
7. Complete this text about the greenhouse effect.
The heat the Earth needs comes from the ....................... . Gases in the atmosphere act like the
.................................... in a greenhouse and stop some of this heat from the Earth escaping back
into space. This is called the .............................................. If there aren’t enough of these
greenhouse ............................, too much heat will escape and the Earth will ..................down. If
there are too many of these gases, not enough ................................ will escape and the Earth will
heat up. It’s important that this ......................................... of gases doesn’t change quickly.
8. Complete using the words in the box:
Mediterranean climate – cold – polar climate – temperate – tropical
climate – continental climate – alpine climate – oceanic climate –
equatorial climate
CLIMATE ZONES
Hot
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Alpine climate
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9. Name the instruments and associate them to the elements of climate.
a...........................
b...........................
c...........................
d...........................
e............................
Social Studies 5º unit 2: Climate and Weather- CEIP SAN VICENTE
10. Which climate factor describes...
a) the distance from the Equator? .................................................................................................
b) the height above the sea level of a place? .................................................................................
c) coastal or inland areas? ..............................................................................................................
d) shape of the land? .....................................................................................................................
11. Colour this map of Spain. Use the code to colour the climatic zones:
Orange: Mediterranean climate
Yellow: Continental climate
Green: Oceanic climate
Red: Subtropical climate
Purple: Mountain climate
12. Complete:
CLIMATE
Mediterranean
Continental
Oceanic
Subtropical
TEMPERATURE PRECIPITATIONS
FLORA
FAUNA
Social Studies 5º unit 2: Climate and Weather- CEIP SAN VICENTE
Mountain
13. Match the sentences to have full sentences:
Spain has five climates:
-the flora and fauna of an area.
Most of Northern Spain
-in areas of higher elevation.
Precipitation in Mediterranean
climate
-are extreme (hot summers and
cold winters)
-oceanic, continental,
Mediterranean, subtropical and
mountain.
-the dragon tree, the Canary
pine and the laurel.
Mountain climate is found
-has an oceanic climate.
Common plants in the subtropical
climate are
-is scarce or little
Climate influences
Temperatures in continental
climate
14. Complete the sentences about the climate zones in Spain:
15. Are these sentences true or false? Correct the false ones
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16. Read the sentences and decide which climate zones they refer to. Match them with
the numbers.
A
B
C
D
E
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17. Read the summary and complete the chart.
18. Complete the graph of the average high and low temperatures in Brussels (Belgium).
Social Studies 5º unit 2: Climate and Weather- CEIP SAN VICENTE
19. Look at the following climographs. Decide which of the climates in Spain they
represent.
20. Make a climograph using the information given:
Social Studies 5º unit 2: Climate and Weather- CEIP SAN VICENTE
21. Write the name of the instruments we use to measure the weather and the factor they
are associated to.
22. Match the atmospheric conditions to the pictures below.
temperature
wind
precipitation
Atmospheric
pressure
humidity
Social Studies 5º unit 2: Climate and Weather- CEIP SAN VICENTE
23. What is the weather like?
24. Read the text. Choose the best word for each gap.
1. biologists / meteorologists / cartographs
2. activities / exercises / acts
3. earthquakes / storms / future
4. taxi drivers / police officers / pilots
5. vets / farmers / doctors
Scientists called (1) ............................are constantly observing and measuring the weather. They
use special instruments to collect information and prepare weather forecast. Predicting the
weather not only helps us plan our daily (2) .............................., but can also help prevent
tragedies caused by natural disasters. Weather forecasts can predict floods,
(3)
………………….., or tornadoes. Thanks to modern technologies which assist in predicting
extreme weather, thousands of lives have been saved. People can be evacuated from their
homes before disasters occur. Weather forecasts are also very important for (4)
...........................who need to know weather conditions in order to transport passengers safely to
their destinations. Weather predictions also help (5) .......................................to know when to
harvest their crops.
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25. Write warm, cold, dry or humid.
26. Complete the crossword about the weather and the ways we measure it.
27. Complete the sentences about precipitation using the words in the box. Then,
answer the question by making a word using the circled letters.
Social Studies 5º unit 2: Climate and Weather- CEIP SAN VICENTE
28. Are these forms of precipitation liquid or solid? Tick the correct option.
31. Copy and complete in your notebook:
32. Look at the weather forecast and write the weather predicted for each city:
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33. Complete the text about global warming. There are two extra words.
Greenhouse effect – gases – balance – atmosphere – sun – carbon dioxide – cool
down – glaciers - warmer
REVIEW EXERCISES
34. Read the sentences. What do they describe? Write W (weather) or C (climate)
Social Studies 5º unit 2: Climate and Weather- CEIP SAN VICENTE
35. Complete the sentences about the factors that influence climate.
36. Circle the odd one.
Social Studies 5º unit 2: Climate and Weather- CEIP SAN VICENTE
Social Studies 5º unit 2: Climate and Weather- CEIP SAN VICENTE
37. Complete the sentences about the climate zones.
38. Read the text about extreme weather conditions. Write D (drought) or F (flood) next
to each statement.
Social Studies 5º unit 2: Climate and Weather- CEIP SAN VICENTE
Make a climograph about London and New York. You have to calculate the average
temperature!
Social Studies 5º unit 2: Climate and Weather- CEIP SAN VICENTE
VOCABULARY
Troposphere:
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Stratosphere……………………………………………………………………………
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Mesosphere…………………………………………………………………………………
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Clouds:
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Front:
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Greenhouse effect:
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Storm:
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Temperature:
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Humidity:
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Precipitation:
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Wind:
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Atmospheric pressure:
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Latitude:
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Altitude or elevation:
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Drought:
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Flood:
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