Grade8 revision 2 quiz

which of the following is not a natural process that can affect Earth's climate?

• Volcanic eruption

• Solar radiation

• solar eclipse

• Movements of continents

the short term conditions in an area is called

• climate

• weather

• seasons

• evolution

the long term weather pattern in an area is?

• seasons

• prevailing wind

• climate

• evaporation

area closer to the equator have

• colder climates

• moderate climate

• warmer climate

What are the factors that affect the climate?

the amount of water vapor an air mass carries affects how much rain or snow it can produce?

• True

• False

A seasonal change in wind patterns and precipitation is called?

• Monsoon

• jet stream

• storm

• global wind

Global surface temperature measurements from the past 140 years indicate that the average global temperature has been rising. This gradual increase in temperature is called?

• monsoon

• thunderstorm

• global warming

A process that occurs when gases in Earth's atmosphere trap the heat near Earth’s surface, keeping the Earth warm is known as?

• greenhouse effect

• coriolis effect

• sea breeze

• land breeze

A sudden or gradual change in Earth’s climate is called?

• westerlies

• earth rotation

• convection

• climate change