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A. Fill in the blanks with the correct words.

weather Atmospheric lower higher

Celsius barometer cooler millibar

(a) ..............................pressure is the pressure exerted by the atmosphere on the Earth.

(b) A............................... is used to measure the atmospheric pressure.

(c) The atmospheric pressure is .......................... at the top of a mountain.

(d) Thermometers are used to measure the hotness in degrees .....................

(e) Places further away from the equator have a ......................... climate.

(f) The temperature gets ..................... as we go up a mountain.

(g) During summer, the temperature is ......................... and the atmospheric pressure is
usually lower.

(h) Changes in atmospheric pressure can help us to forecast the .......................of the area.

(i) Atmospheric pressure is measured in ............................

B. Answers the questions from the given table

Place Morning Noon Evening

Time
Mountain 22°C 25°C 24°C
Sea 32°C 35°C 31°C

1. The maximum daily temperature of the mountain area is ..............................

2. The minimum daily temperature of the sea area is ........................................
3. The mean daily temperature of the mountain area is .....................................
4. The mean daily temperature of the sea area is ..............................................

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C. Fill in the blanks with the correct words.

humidity less quickly more

water vapor lower evaporate high

................... refers to the amount of water vapor in the air. When there is a lot of
water vapor in the air, we say the humidity is....................... or the air is humid. When
the weather is hot, ..................... water will evaporate into the air. Therefore, the air
contains more .........................., making it humid. Our sweat does not......................
easily as there is a lot of water vapor in the air.

When the weather is cold, ................... water evaporates and the humidity
is ........................ We do not feel sticky during cold weather as our sweat
evaporates .................... .

D. Match

1. dew a. It is the movement of air

2. fog b. It is form of lumps of ice
3. rain c. It’s formed when the temperature is below freezing point of water.
4. snow d. It is a cloud found near the ground.
5. hail e. It’s falling from the sky when the temperature is above 0° C
6. wind f. It’s the condensed water in the morning

E. True or False

.......... 1. Humidity is high when there is a lot water vapor in the air.

.......... 2. Evaporation is moisture falling from the air to the ground.

.......... 3. Water vapor is the very tiny drops of water in the air.

.......... 4. Clouds are formed by rain and snow.

.......... 5. Cirrus cloud is thick and puffy.

.......... 6. Wind is the movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low
pressure.

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Water cycle

Briefly explain what happens at 1, 2 and 3.

1. ...................................................................................................................................

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2. ...................................................................................................................................

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3. ...................................................................................................................................

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A. Name types of clouds

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B. Answer the questions

1. What is moving air known as?

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2. a. What happens to the air in hot areas?

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b. How does this affect the atmospheric pressure?

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3. a. What happens to the air in cold areas?

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b. How does this affect the atmospheric pressure?

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4. How does wind move?

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5. Draw to show your answers in (2), (3) and (4).

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Day and night

1. Draw on the diagram below the direction of the Earth’s rotation.

2. How long does our Earth take to make one complete rotation on its axis?

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3. Why do we have days and nights?

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4. A day is divided into daytime and night-time. What is daytime?

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5. Shade on the diagram the area on the Earth that is experiencing night-time.

6. Why does the Sun seem to rise from the east and set in the west?

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a. 12 hours b. 24 hours c. 30 days

d. from sunrise to sunset e. from sunset to sunrise
f. Earth rotates on its axis g. Earth rotates from the west to the east
h. the moon rotates around the Earth

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Stars
1. What are stars?

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2. Name the nearest star to the Earth

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3. What is a constellation?

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4. Name the constellations below

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5. Which constellation points to the south?

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6. Name one importance of the constellations.

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7. What is a zodiac?

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8. How many zodiacal constellations are there?

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9. How are zodiacal constellations used?

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Draw the water cycle and labels

True or False

……….1. At the sea level where there is more air, the atmospheric pressure is higher.

……….2. Humidity is low when there is a lot water vapor in the air.

……….3. Dew is a cloud found near the ground.

……….4. Cirrus cloud is white in color and curly. It looks like silk.

……….5. Hail is one of examples of precipitation.

……….6. Wind moves from an area of low pressure to an area of high pressure.

……….7. Land breeze is a breeze blowing during the night from the sea to the land.

……….8. Wind is used to turn wind turbines to produce electricity.

……….9. Earth rotates on its axis and complete rotation in 24 days.

……….10. Big Dipper points to the South.

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