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Students answer two multiple-choice questions about lightning and determine how far away a thunderstorm is by doing a calculation.

Students are required to identify two major weather features linked to cyclones and three examples of damage they can cause.

Students answer three short answer questions on weather, frost, and clouds.

Students are provided with a graph showing the average rainfall and temperatures for Tokyo, Los Angeles, and Perth. Students interpret this graph to answer a number of questions.

Students are provided with a map of NZ showing the average annual rainfall in different areas. Students interpret this information to answer three short answer questions, and then construct a bar graph that shows the rainfall for nine North Island locations.

For this task students identify what may cause clouds to be at different heights and then interpret weather information to answer a multiple-choice question about fog.

Students are provided with a map showing wind speed and direction over some landforms. Students explain two ways that mountains affect the wind.

Students are provided with a weather map showing the lower North Island of NZ. Students are required to interpret this map to answer three short answer questions.

Students use the Beaufort Scale of wind speed to categorise diary entries about the wind in Auckland.

Students are provided with data showing the temperature and the cloud cover over a one week period. Students use this information to identify the two nights that would be the best to protect plants outside from possible frost damage and also to identify why protection is needed on such nights.

This task consists of two multiple-choice questions on humidity.

For this task students are provided with some weather information that includes the UV index. Students interpret this information to answer three short answer questions.

Students are provided with five rules to follow during a thunderstorm with lightning. Students select two of these rules and explain the science behind the rule.