JAMB and WAEC Geography questions: Weather and climate

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1. Question 41· Weather and climate· JAMB

   A Stevenson screen is used to

   • Ahouse thermometers and other instruments in the shade
   • Bmeasure wind direction
   • Cmeasure rainfall
   • Dmeasure sunshine

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2. Question 42· Weather and climate· WAEC

   Relief rainfall occurs when

   • Aair sinks
   • Bair is heated over land
   • Ctwo air masses meet
   • Dmoist air is forced to rise over high ground

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3. Question 43· Weather and climate· WAEC

   The instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure is the

   • Abarometer
   • Bthermometer
   • Crain gauge
   • Dwind vane

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4. Question 44· Weather and climate· JAMB

   Climate is

   • Arainfall only
   • Bthe weather on one day
   • Cthe average weather of a place over a long period
   • Dwind only

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5. Question 45· Weather and climate· JAMB

   The Canary Current off north-west Africa is

   • Acold, and helps to produce desert conditions
   • Bwarm and wet
   • Ca wind
   • Da river

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6. Question 46· Weather and climate· WAEC

   Temperature falls with height at an average rate of about

   • A6.5 °C per 1,000 m
   • B1 °C per 1,000 m
   • C10 °C per 100 m
   • D20 °C per 1,000 m

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7. Question 47· Weather and climate· WAEC

   The instrument for measuring relative humidity is the

   • Ahygrometer
   • Bbarometer
   • Canemometer
   • Drain gauge

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8. Question 48· Weather and climate· JAMB

   The tropical continental climate is characterised by

   • Arain throughout the year
   • Ba long dry season and a short rainy season
   • Csnow in winter
   • Dno temperature change

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9. Question 49· Weather and climate· WAEC

   Relief rainfall occurs when moist air is forced to rise over

   • Aplains
   • Bmountains
   • Coceans
   • Ddeserts

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10. Question 50· Weather and climate· WAEC

    Coastal places have a smaller annual range of temperature than inland places because

    • Awater heats up and cools down more slowly than land
    • Bsea air is dry
    • Cthere is no wind at the coast
    • Dthe sun is weaker at the coast

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11. Question 51· Weather and climate· WAEC

    Frontal (cyclonic) rainfall occurs when

    • Awarm air rises over cold air along a front
    • Bair is heated by the ground
    • Cair is forced over mountains
    • Dsea breezes blow

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