Climate Topic 1: Weather and Climate Quiz

What is weather?

• State of atmospheric conditions at a particular time and place

• Average state of oceanic conditions over a specified time period

• Average state of atmospheric conditions over a specified time period

What are the climate types that we have learnt about?

• Tropical monsoon climate, cool temperate climate, and polar climate

• Tropical equatorial climate, tropical monsoon climate, and cool temperate climate

• Desert climate, Mediterranean climate, and polar climate

• Tropical equatorial climate, polar climate, and desert climate

How does Earth's rotation on its axis affect air temperature?

• It results in variability of air temperature over time in a day

• It results in variability of air temperature over time in a year

• It results in constant air temperature throughout the day

• It results in constant air temperature throughout the year

The earth's axis is tilted at ____ degrees celsius.

When the side of the Earth faces away from the Sun, what do we experience?

• Day

• Night

When the Southern hemisphere leans away from the Sun, what season is experienced there in June?

• Summer

• Winter

_______ are near the Equator and hence receive direct solar radiation throughout the year.

How does Earth's revolution around the Sun affect air temperature?

• It results in variability of air temperature over time in a day

• It results in variability of air temperature over time in a year

• It results in constant air temperature throughout the day

• It results in constant air temperature throughout the year

As latitude increases, temperature decreases.

• True

• False

At lower latitudes, solar angle is low. This causes...

• higher temperatures

• lower temperatures