Chapter 3 Test Review Climates of the Earth

From what direction does the earth's axis run?

• parallel to the equator

• horizontally from the Equator

• from the North Pole to the South Pole

• none of the above

Temperature is measured in amperes.

• true

• false

What is it called when the Earth's nights and days are equal in time?

• aquifer

• equinox

• equal nights

• equinix

What happens when the Northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun?

• It is winter

• it is fall

• it is spring

• it is summer

What part of the Earth is colder?

• the part facing away from the moon.

• the part facing away from the sun

• the part facing towards the sun

• the part closets to the equator

Through what countries does the Tropic of Cancer pass?

• Mexico

• North Africa

• India

• all of the above

What is the name given to the longest day of sunlight in the Northern Hemisphere?

• solstice

• equinox

• midnight sun

• axis

Climate refers to average weather conditions that have been measured over many years.

• true

• false

What countries does the Tropic of Capricorn run through?

• North America

• Australia

• Mexico

• India

What does the atmosphere do to some of the sun's radiation?

• allows all of it to pierce through

• allows some of it to pass through

• reflects some of the sun's rays back into space

• both b & c