Climate Factors Quiz - Mr. Schantz

Which of the following is NOT listed as a climate factor in the diagram?

• Elevation

• Ocean currents

• Soil type

• Latitude

What is directly related to the movement of wind and air masses according to the diagram?

• Elevation

• Relief

• Ocean currents

• Latitude

What is the main difference between weather and climate?

• Climate is unpredictable, weather is stable

• Weather is short term, climate is long term

• Weather consists of temperature and climate consists of precipitation

• Climate is affected by the moon, weather is not

Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects climate?

• Water cycle

• Latitude

• Ocean currents

• Moon phases

What is causing climate change to become unstable?

• Stable change in climate factors

• Slow change in atmospheric conditions

• Rapid change or drastic change in climate factors

• Predictable patterns in ocean currents

What happens to the amount of direct sunlight and temperature as you move farther away from the equator?

• The amount of direct sunlight increases and it gets warmer.

• The amount of direct sunlight decreases and it gets colder.

• The amount of direct sunlight does not change and it gets warmer.

• The amount of direct sunlight does not change and it gets colder.

Which latitude zone experiences about 12 hours of sunlight year-round and has little variation in temperature?

• Polar zones

• Tropical zones

• Temperate zones

• Equatorial zones

How are Earth's surface temperature zones divided based on latitude?

• Equatorial, Polar, and Oceanic zones

• Tropical, Desert, and Tundra zones

• Polar, Tropical, and Temperate zones

• Continental, Mediterranean, and Subtropical zones

What is a characteristic of the polar zones according to the latitude?

• They have about year-round 12 hours of sunlight.

• They experience 3 months of no sun, followed by 3 months of nothing but sun.

• They have a constant temperature throughout the year.

• They are located at 0° - 23.5° latitude.

What determines the intensity of the sunshine and can thus affect the temperature?

• The distance from the sun to the Earth

• The angle of the Earth's axis

• The angle of sun rays

• The rotation speed of the Earth