Climate Quiz

Complete the sentence
Weather is the condition of the atmosphere of a location

• at a specific time

• about 30 years

Complete the sentence

Climate is the condition of the atmosphere of a location

• at a specific time

• about 30 years

Areas with clouds experience ______________________diurnal temperature range.

• small

• large

Using Fig.1 which of the following descriptions are correct?

During the day.....

• clouds traps incoming heat from the sun

• clouds allow incoming heat to escape back to space

• cloud block incoming heat from entering earth

During the day, clouds ________________________earth's temperature

• lowers

• increases

Using Figure 1 describe.

At night, clouds prevent outgoing heat from _______________ earth.

• entering

• escaping

At nigh clouds __________________earth's temperature.

• lowers

• increases

Deserts where there are no clouds would experience _____________________________ diurnal temperature range.

• small

• large

Which of the following is true?

• the lower the latitude the lower the temperature

• the higher the latitude the lower the temperature

• the higher the latitude the higher the temperature

This is because the sun strikes the earth at _____________________ angle at higher latitudes so heat is _____________________.

• lower, dispersed

• lower, concentrated

• higher, dispersed

• higher, concentrated