Climate and Weather Quiz

What causes the changing seasons on Earth?

• Earth's revolution and tilt

• Solar energy and cloud cover

• Ocean currents and wind patterns

• Elevation and topography

What are the major factors that cause weather?

• Ocean currents and latitude

• Solar energy, water vapor, cloud cover, landforms and bodies of water, elevation, and air movement

• Temperature and precipitation patterns

• Soil depth and texture

What are the different types of precipitation?

• Tropical, mid-latitude, high latitude, dry, and highland

• Convection, orographic, and frontal

• Deciduous, coniferous, or mixed

• Humus, acidity, and weathering

How do ocean currents affect climate?

• By moving warm water and transferring heat to new locations

• By changing soil depth and texture

• By altering the type of trees in forestlands

• By affecting temperature and precipitation patterns

What might be some causes of global warming?

• Natural cycle changes and heat-trapping gases introduced by humans

• Changes in soil acidity and humus

• Variations in ocean currents and wind patterns

• Differences in elevation and topography

What general information about climate is included in a description of a climate region?

• Soil depth and texture

• Temperature and precipitation averages and patterns

• Types of trees found in forestlands

• Ocean currents and wind patterns

What are the five basic climate regions?

• Convection, orographic, frontal, tropical, and dry

• Tropical, mid-latitude, high latitude, dry, and highland

• Deciduous, coniferous, mixed, tropical, and dry

• Humus, acidity, weathering, tropical, and highland

How does climate affect soil?

• By changing the type of trees found

• By affecting soil depth, texture, weathering, humus, and acidity

• By altering ocean currents and wind patterns

• By influencing temperature and precipitation patterns

How are forestlands defined?

• By the type of precipitation they receive

• By the type of trees found: deciduous, coniferous, or mixed

• By their elevation and topography

• By their temperature and precipitation patterns

What are four factors that influence climate?

• Ocean currents, latitude, elevation, and topography

• Soil depth, texture, weathering, and humus

• Temperature, precipitation, wind patterns, and solar energy

• Deciduous, coniferous, mixed, and tropical