CCEA GCSE GEOGRAPHY GET READY ASK
BOOK 2026 NEW ASK AND LINKED
MARKS WORK GROWTH HELP
⩥ Air Mass. Answer: A body of air with similar characteristics e.g.
temperature, moisture, humidity etc
⩥ Altitude. Answer: Height above sea level. Normally given in metres
⩥ Anenometer. Answer: An instrument used to measure wind speed
⩥ anticyclone. Answer: High pressure weather system that is
generally associated with dry, calm weather.
⩥ Arch. Answer: A wave-eroded passage through a small headland.
This begins as a cave formed in the headland, which is gradually
widened and deepened until it cuts through.
⩥ atmospheric pressure. Answer: the weight of a column of air
pressing down on the earths surface. Measured in millibars (mb)
⩥ Attrition. Answer: A process of erosion where transported material
hit against each other, making the particles smaller and rounder
, ⩥ barometer. Answer: An instrument that measures atmospheric
pressure
⩥ beaches. Answer: form in sheltered coastal areas where the sea
deposits sediment such as sand or stones (shingle) along the coastline.
⩥ beach nourishment. Answer: The addition of new material to a
beach artificially, through the dumping of large amounts of sand or
shingle.
⩥ buy. Answer: an anchored float that may contain instruments to
measure environmental conditions. e.g. A weather body can measure
temperature changes of ocean currents and help inform weather
forecasts
⩥ caves. Answer: hollows in a cliff or headland made when the sea
erodes the rock around a line of weakness (crack/joint)
⩥ cirrus. Answer: a type of cloud. It appears high in the sky. Thin and
wispy. Indicates good weather
⩥ cliff. Answer: a near vertical rock face along the coast
⩥ climate. Answer: The average weather conditions of an area over a
long period of time e.g. 35 years
BOOK 2026 NEW ASK AND LINKED
MARKS WORK GROWTH HELP
⩥ Air Mass. Answer: A body of air with similar characteristics e.g.
temperature, moisture, humidity etc
⩥ Altitude. Answer: Height above sea level. Normally given in metres
⩥ Anenometer. Answer: An instrument used to measure wind speed
⩥ anticyclone. Answer: High pressure weather system that is
generally associated with dry, calm weather.
⩥ Arch. Answer: A wave-eroded passage through a small headland.
This begins as a cave formed in the headland, which is gradually
widened and deepened until it cuts through.
⩥ atmospheric pressure. Answer: the weight of a column of air
pressing down on the earths surface. Measured in millibars (mb)
⩥ Attrition. Answer: A process of erosion where transported material
hit against each other, making the particles smaller and rounder
, ⩥ barometer. Answer: An instrument that measures atmospheric
pressure
⩥ beaches. Answer: form in sheltered coastal areas where the sea
deposits sediment such as sand or stones (shingle) along the coastline.
⩥ beach nourishment. Answer: The addition of new material to a
beach artificially, through the dumping of large amounts of sand or
shingle.
⩥ buy. Answer: an anchored float that may contain instruments to
measure environmental conditions. e.g. A weather body can measure
temperature changes of ocean currents and help inform weather
forecasts
⩥ caves. Answer: hollows in a cliff or headland made when the sea
erodes the rock around a line of weakness (crack/joint)
⩥ cirrus. Answer: a type of cloud. It appears high in the sky. Thin and
wispy. Indicates good weather
⩥ cliff. Answer: a near vertical rock face along the coast
⩥ climate. Answer: The average weather conditions of an area over a
long period of time e.g. 35 years
