Climate Quiz

According to the map, which climates are found near the poles?

• tundra and ice caps

• highlands and uplands

• semiarid and arid

• tropical wet and tropical dry

According to the table, which of these climates are most likely to be found near the equator?

• mild climates

• high elevation

• polar climates

• tropical climates

During the last Ice Age, which climates shown in this map grew the most?

• arid

• ice cap

• mediterranean

• tropical, wet

How is climate different from weather?

• Weather is easier to predict.

• Weather is more variable.

• Climate describes the long-term weather patterns.

• Climate describes only the average weather.

If global warming continues too far, which climate(s) will be affected?

• tundra

• arid

• ice cap

• all of the above

In what climate do evaporation rates exceed precipitation rates?

• dry climates

• temperate climates

• tropical climates

• polar climates

The increase in temperature caused by an increase of greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere is called __________.

• El Niño

• global warming

• the greenhouse effect

• the ozone hole

The natural heating of Earth's surface by the atmosphere is called __________.

• the greenhouse effect

• global warming

• El Niño

• the ozone hole

Throughout geologic time, Earth has been __________.

• warmer and colder than the present

• always colder then the present

• only warmer than the present

• a steady temperature

What can block solar radiation and have a short-term effect on climate?

• the ashes in the atmosphere from a volcanic eruption

• the shape of Earth's orbit

• the intensity of sunspots

• the wobble of Earth's axis