Climate Quiz

What are the two main factors that determine the climate of an area?

• precipitation and humidity
• temperature and air pressure
• wind conditions and humidity
• temperature and precipitation

What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?

• polar, temperate, tropical
• tropical, temperate, polar
• temperate, polar, tropical

What is the measure of distance in degrees north and south from the equator?

• latitude
• longitude
• elevation
• topography

Antarctica is cold all the time. What is the climate?

• Tropical

• Polar

• Arid/Dry

• Temperate

Which climate zone do we live in?

• Temperate
• Tropical
• Polar
• Savannas

The rain shadow is shown at ____ (Hint: The mountain range blocks the precipitation and winds)

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which of these choices affects climate?

• The distance from the equator.

• The distance from the planets.

• The distance from the moon.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects weather?

• Precipitation
• Longitude
• Wind
• Temperature

Which place is a microclimate?

• polar

• a desert

• temperate

When the altitude increases; the temperature decreases

• True
• False