Climate

Climate and Climate Zones / Plate Tectonics

​Unit 2

Multiple Select

What general trend is common among the three areas?

• The temperature peaks in the 8th month

• The temperature dips in the 8th month

• There is a direct correlation between the temperature and the rainfall.

Multiple Choice

What is the average weather over time?

• Weather

• climate

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a factor that affects weather and climate?

• Sun

• Moon

• Ocean

• Location on earth

Multiple Choice

There are six major climate zones

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What climate is warm, muggy, and rainy all year round?

• Humid Tropical

• Tropical Savanna

Multiple Choice

What climate has semi dry grasslands and prairies?

• Desert

• Steppe

Multiple Choice

What climate has four distinct seasons?

• Marine West Coast

• Humid Continental

Multiple Choice

In what climate is permafrost found?

• Subarctic

• Tundra

• Ice Cap

Multiple Choice

If a person is describing the daily changes in temperature and precipitation, they are referring to an area's —

• Geology

• Climate

• Geography

• Weather

Multiple Choice

Weather data is different than climate data. Which of the following is an example of weather data?

• Central Australia usually receives less than 110 mm of rainfall all year

• The relative humidity was 24% at noon on July 23 in Tempe, Arizona

• On average, there is 88mm of rain in the Gulf Coast region in July

Multiple Choice

Students measured the rainfall outside their classroom for five days and recorded their observations. The greatest increase in the amount of rainfall was between -

• June 12 and June 13

• June 11 and June 12

• June 10 and June 11

• June 13 and June 14

Multiple Choice

What could the title of this table be?

• Climate Report for Old Dime Box, TX

• Average Temperatures for Old Dime Box, TX

• Weather Report for Old Dime Box, TX

• Precipitation Report for Old Dime Box, TX

Multiple Choice

The table shows some weather data collected over a five-day period. What pattern over the five days can be observed in the collected data?

• There was more rain on the warmer days.

• Rain came along with lower temperatures.

• There were fewer clouds as the week went on.

• Temperature increased during the week.

Multiple Choice

Climate data is not the same as weather data. Which of the following is a description of climate data?

• New York had a record rainfall on Wednesday.

• Lima, Peru had a low temperature last night of 17°C.

• Winds are currently from the south in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

• The coast of Antarctica has very short summers.

Multiple Choice

What question could students answer after reading this map?

• What is the temperature in Alaska?

• What is the climate for the majority of the U.S.?

• What is the difference in population of the Northern hemisphere compared to the Southern hemisphere?

• Which city has the most rainfall for the month of September?

Multiple Choice

My temperatures are below freezing all year, and I have absolutely NO vegetation! Which climate REGION am I?

• Subarctic

• Tundra

• Polar

• Ice Cap

Multiple Choice

I am in the high latitudes and have very long and cold winters. My summers are short and can be warm. I have lots of pine forests! Which climate REGION am I?

• Subarctic

• Tundra

• Polar

• Ice cap

Multiple Choice

I only get 10" or less of precipitation a year! I am dry year round, and can be either hot or cold!

• Steppe

• Desert

• Polar

• Tropical savanna

Multiple Choice

The earth's surface is heated unevenly, causing rising areas of low pressure and falling areas of cool high pressure. As a result....

• rising low pressure is replaced by the high pressure creating wind

• rising high pressure is replaced by the low pressure falling creating storms

• rising high pressure is replaced by the low pressure falling to create wind

• None are correct

Multiple Choice

What is a microclimate?

• the temperature in a room at any given time.

• day-to-day fluctuations in temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area.

• average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area.

• small areas with climate conditions that differ from those around them.

Multiple Choice

Tectonic plates move quickly.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Plate tectonics explains the cause of ___.

• volcanoes

• earthquakes

• all of these

Multiple Choice

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

• core

• mantle

• crust

Multiple Choice

Lava that is still deep inside the earth is called ____________________________.

• lava
• magma
• volcano
• earthquake

Multiple Choice

Is there a pattern to the locations of earthquakes and volcanoes around the globe?

• No, earthquakes and volcanoes are random.

• Yes, earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur near the boundaries (edges) of tectonic plates.

• Yes, earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur in the middle of tectonic plates.

Multiple Choice

What is Pangaea?

• The name of a German Scientist
• the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
• another name for continental drift
• the name of an ancient fossil

Multiple Choice

What are tectonic plates?

• biscuits

• volcanoes and earthquakes

• pieces of crust and upper mantle

Multiple Choice

A plate boundary at which two plate move parallel to each other in opposite directions

• convergent plate boundary
• divergent plate boundary
• transform plate boundary
• subduction

Multiple Choice

a boundary at which two plates move away from each other

• convergent plate boundary
• divergent plate boundary
• transform plate boundary
• subduction

Multiple Choice

a boundary at which two plate move toward each other

• convergent plate boundary
• divergent plate boundary
• transform plate boundary
• subduction

Multiple Choice

What feature is formed on the continental crust at an oceanic-continental convergent boundary?

• volcanoes
• mid-ocean ridge
• ocean trench
• none of these features are formed at a oceanic-continental convergent boundary

Multiple Choice

What type of boundary is in this image?

• convergent plate boundary
• divergent plate boundary
• transform plate boundary
• subduction

Multiple Choice

What type of boundary is in this image?

• convergent plate boundary
• divergent plate boundary
• transform plate boundary
• subduction

Multiple Choice

What type of boundary is in this image?

• convergent plate boundary
• divergent plate boundary
• transform plate boundary
• subduction

Multiple Choice

What new feature forms at a convergent plate boundary where two continental plates collide?

• mid-ocean ridge
• trench
• mountain range
• none of these features form