CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY SCIENCE 8 UNIT 5: LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

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Worksheet 5.1
Words and meanings
1 Sort these words into groups that apply to the atomic structure, the weather or climate change.

arid rain proton polar wind

electron cloudy tropical nucleus

Atomic structure Weather Climate change

2 Match these pairs of words with their correct statement.

a Climate and weather
This is the state of the atmosphere in the short term such as today or tomorrow.

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This is the state of the atmosphere over at least 30 years.

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b Meteorology and climatology

This is the study of the climate.

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This is the study of the weather.

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c Neutron and proton
This is a sub-atomic particle with no charge.

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This is a sub-atomic particle with a positive charge.

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d Arid climate zone and tropical climate zone
This zone is hot and wet all year.

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This zone is hot and dry all year.

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Worksheet 5.2
Using the correct words
1 Describe the climate in the following areas using full sentences. The words here may be useful.
You can use them once, more than once or not at all.

cold hot mild dry wet snow ice

rain windy temperature Mediterranean tropical polar

a Greenland

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b Greece

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c Most of northern Europe

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2 Circle the correct form of the verb to complete these sentences.

a The temperature yesterday is / was / will be 20 °C.
b When you where / wore / are wearing your safety glasses, you can pour out the acid.
c Did you hear / heard / listen the instructions?
d Ernest Rutherford discover / discovered / discovers the nucleus in the atom more than
a hundred years ago.
3 Wind power is an example of a renewable source of energy. Fossil fuels are non-renewable sources of
energy. Answer the questions about the use of renewable and non-renewable sources to provide
electricity. Remember to write in full sentences.
The following words and phrases may be useful.

only always available blows

run out global warming carbon dioxide reliable

a What other renewable resources can we use to generate electricity, apart from wind power?
Name at least two.

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b What is the advantage of using renewable resources over using non-renewable resources?

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c What are the disadvantages of using renewable resources to generate electricity?

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