Geography: Temperature

Climate is the average condition of the atmosphere of a specific place over a long period of time. This is usually over ______ years

• 15

• 50

• 30

• 100

Which of the following is not an element of weather?

• Precipitation

• Temperature

• Wind

• Cloud cover

Which is NOT a factor that influences temperature?

• Altitude

• Nature of object's surface

• Relative Humidity

• Latitude

Latitude 0 degree is also known as

• Tropics of Cancer

• Tropics of Capricorn

• The tropics

• Equator

Places of lower latitudes have a 1) ____ solar angle, which results in 2) ____ temperatures.

• 1) Higher

  2) Higher

• 1) Lower

  2) Lower

• 1) Lower

  2) Higher

• 1) Higher

  2) Lower

Complete the equation statement

When a place is located at a 1) ____ latitude, the solar angle will be 2) ____. This will cause the temperature of the place to be 3) ____

• 1) lower

  2) lower

  3) higher

• 1) lower

  2) higher

  3) lower

• 1) higher

  2) lower

  3) lower

• 1) higher

  2) higher

  3) lower

Places of high latitudes have a lower solar angle. This cause the solar radiation to be 1) _______ . This results in 2) ____ temperature experienced.

• 1) Concentrated over a small area

  2) Higher

• 1) Spread out over a large area

  2) Lower

• 1) Spread out over a large area

  2) Higher

• 1) Concentrated over a small area

  2) Lower

As the altitude increases by 1000m, the temperature would decrease by ____ degree celsius.

• 5

• 6

• 5.5

• 6.5

The density of air particles at places of lower altitudes is _______ . This allows the greenhouse gases to ____. This results in higher temperatures experienced at low altitudes.

• 1) Lower

  2) Lose more heat

• 1) Higher

  2) Lose more heat

• 1) Higher

  2) Trap more heat

• 1) Lower

  2) Trap more heat

Complete this statement

When altitude 1) ____, temperature 2) ____ . Therefore, altitude and temperature have a 3) ____ relationship.

• 1) increases

  2) increases

  3) inverse

• 1) decreases

  2) increases

  3) direct

• 1) increases

  2) decreases

  3) inverse

• 1) decreases

  2) increases

  3) direct