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Sheet 2: Summer climate quiz

 

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Summer climate

End of June/beginning of July
are important days in the course of the climate year.
The course of the sun has reached its northern maximum.

 courses of the sun, picture drawn by Julia Heres

 

Find out what this means in detail for a hot summer!

 

 

Can you answer the following questions on the Summer and the jet stream?


1) The jet stream ...
a) has reached its northernmost position.
b) has reached its southmost position.
c) is situated exactly over the northern solstice.
d) is exactly over the equator.

 

3) Along with the jet stream ...
a) low depression flows from the Atlantic into Europe.
b) high pressure flows from the Atlantic into Europe.
c) low depression flows from Europe to the Atlantic.
d) high pressure flows from the Atlantic into Europe.

 

5) If the jet stream is in its northernmost position ...
a) the Azores high pressure reaches North Europe.
b) the Azores high pressure reaches Central Europe.
c) the Azores high pressure reaches South Europe.
d) the Azores high pressure reaches England.

 

2) The jet stream ...
a) flows from Europe to the Atlantic.
b) flows from Iceland to Europe.
c) flows from East to West.
d) flows from West to East.


 

4) If the jet stream is in its northmost position ...
a) low depression areas are deviated to Central Europe.
b) high pressure areas are deviated in North Europe.
c) low depression areas are deviated to northern Europe.
d) high pressure areas are deviated to South Europe.

 


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About this page:

- Author: Dr. Schrettenbrunner - University of Nürnberg - Germany
- scientific reviewing:
- educational reviewing: Dr. Yvonne Schleicher , Julia Heres
- last update: 08.09.03

 

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