Water and air Name: Class:

DEFINITIONS WORKSHEET

We use this to find out the direction the

atmosphere wind is blowing.

saltwater We use this to measure temperature.

gases Most of the water on earth.

The process of rain water going to

anemometer rivers across the surface of the Earth or
underground.

weather vane The layer of gases that surround the Earth.

We measure how fast the wind is moving

precipitation with this.

thermometer Air is a mixture of these.

drinking water This is one form of precipitation.

This is water falling from the atmosphere

snow to the ground, e.g. rain, snow or hail.

This is clean, freshwater that people can

collection drink.

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 Name: Class:
Climate on Earth
CLASS WORKSHEET

1 Compare the characteristics of different climates. Complete the chart.

Mediterranean
Atlantic climate continental climate mountain climate sub-tropical climate
climate
Temperature
mild very high cool
in summer
Temperature
very low
in winter

Amount of
precipitation

Times / Type of
precipitation

2 Write a definition of climate.

3 Write a definition of weather.

• Draw an outline of the map of Spain on the board. Elicit from the pupils the names of the different climatic
areas of Spain and ask volunteers to write them in the correct places on the map.
• Ask the pupils to complete the chart about the different climates.
• Ask the class to explain the difference between climate and weather.
• Finally, ask them individually to write definitions of the words climate and weather on their worksheets.
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Weather forecasts Name: Class:

CLASS WORKSHEET

1 Draw
 the weather forecast for the north, south, east and west of Spain on your map.
Use the symbols.

cloudy sunny raining snow temperature

My weather forecast

Now, describe your weather forecast to your partner.

2 Listen
 to your partner and draw his/her weather forecast on the map.
My partner’s weather forecast

• Ask the pupils to look at the first map and draw their weather forecast for the north, south, west
and east of Spain on the map.
• Organise the pupils into pairs and ensure that they don’t show their partner their worksheet.
• Ask the pupils to describe their weather forecast to their partner who must draw it on the map at
the bottom of their worksheet.
• When both pupils have had a turn describing, ask them to compare their maps.

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Recording weather
Name: Class:
station readings
CLASS WORKSHEET

1 Copy your weather station results into the diary.

2 Weather diary.

Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Rainfall

Wind strength

Temperature

3 Draw a graph showing the rainfall in cm.

5 cm

4 cm

3 cm

2 cm

1 cm

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

4 Draw a graph showing wind speed.

Gale

Windy

Strong breeze

Breeze

Light breeze

Calm

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

• Ask the pupils to copy their weather stations weekly results into
the weather diary.
• Help your pupils to plot these results on a graph.

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