ZIMSEC O Level Geography Weather and Climate questions

Question 1

Which of the weather symbols A, B, C or D represents cloud cover?

Accepted Answer

D

Question 2

Which of the weather symbols A, B, C or D shown on number 13 represents wind speed?

Accepted Answer

A

Question 3

On which day A, B, C or D was the atmosphere saturated? DAY A: dry bulb 25 °C, wet bulb 19 °C. DAY B: dry bulb 26 °C, wet bulb 26 °C. DAY C: dry bulb 30 °C, wet bulb 25 °C. DAY D: dry bulb 23 °C, wet bulb 29 °C.

Accepted Answer

B

Question 4

Which of the following A, B, C or D represents stormy weather conditions?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 5

An air mass that originates from the equatorial area is

Accepted Answer

wet.

Question 6

Which climate is represented by the table? Temperature (°C) by month, January to December: 21, 24, 28, 31, 31, 28, 26, 25, 26, 27, 24, 22. Rainfall (mm) by month, January to December: 0, 0, 3, 10, 69, 117, 206, 310, 142, 13, 0, 0.

Accepted Answer

Savanna

Question 7

A climatic environment has annual rainfall of only 50-250mm, mean annual temperature of 8-20 degrees C, and weathering that reaches a depth of only up to 2 metres. Which climatic environment is this?

Accepted Answer

hot desert/semi-arid.

Question 8

In an equatorial climate with very high rainfall (1 800-2 600mm) and consistently high temperatures (24-26 degrees C), which type of weathering dominates and produces the deepest weathering profile?

Accepted Answer

chemical weathering.

Question 9

Name the type of physical weathering common in hot dry climates, in which the outer layers of rock heat and expand by day, then cool and contract rapidly at night, causing stress that peels off the outer skin of the rock in layers.

Accepted Answer

exfoliation

Question 10

Which statement correctly distinguishes weathering from erosion?

Accepted Answer

Weathering is the in-situ breakdown of rock, while erosion is the wearing away and transport of material by agents such as water, wind or ice

Question 11

A town's climate graph shows its heaviest rainfall falling in June, July and August, with the highest temperatures occurring around April and a slight dip in temperature during the rainy season. In which hemisphere is this town most likely located?

Accepted Answer

Northern Hemisphere, where the rainy season falls around the mid-year 'high-sun' months.

Question 12

State the theory that explains and supports the movement of tectonic plates.

Accepted Answer

plate tectonic theory

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