Climate and Weather Quiz

What are the causes climate?

• Sun

• Latitude

• Wind

• Ocean Currents

What is El Nino?

• A type of storm.

• A climate pattern that describes the unusual warming of surface waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

• A type of wind.

• A type of cloud.

What is La Nina?

• A type of storm.

• A climate pattern that describes the cooling of surface waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

• A type of wind.

• A type of cloud.

Which of the following is a characteristic of weather?

• It changes over decades.

• It is consistent over long periods.

• Unpredictable changes in the air that take place over a short period of time

• It is the same everywhere on Earth.

Which term refers to the usual pattern of weather over a long period?

• Weather

• Climate

• Forecast

• Atmosphere

Why is climate considered predictable?

• It changes every day

• It is based on long-term patterns

• It is affected by daily weather

• It is always the same

Which statement is true about the natural greenhouse effect?

• It involves more greenhouse gases than the human-enhanced effect.

• It allows more heat to escape into space.

• It traps more heat than the human-enhanced effect.

• It is caused by human activities.

What imaginary line’s latitude can be found at 23.5 degrees south?

• Tropic of Aquarius

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Taurus

• Tropic of Capricorn

What imaginary line’s latitude can be found at 23.5 degrees North?

• Tropic of Aquarius

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Taurus

• Tropic of Capricorn

Which cause of climate helps explain the differences in climate between Western Europe and Canada?

• Latitude

• People

• Landforms

• Ocean Currents