Understanding Weather Patterns

Which of the following causes changes in the length of daytime at different times of the year?

• Earth's orbit

• Earth's tilt

• Solar flares

• Lunar phases

During which season in the Northern Hemisphere is the daytime longest?

• Autumn

• Spring

• Summer

• Winter

Which of the following models best demonstrates Earth's tilt and its impact on sunlight intensity?

• A globe with a tilted axis

• A flat map of the world

• A telescope

• A sundial

Which layer of the atmosphere is primarily affected by solar energy, leading to the occurrence of weather patterns?

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

• Troposphere

What phenomenon is caused by the uneven heating of the Earth’s surface by solar energy, resulting in the movement of winds from the sea to land?

• Land breeze

• Mountain breeze

• Sea breeze

• Valley breeze

What happens when solar energy interacts with the Earth’s atmosphere?

• It creates clouds

• It forms weather systems

• It makes the environment hotter

• It prevents UV rays from entering the atmosphere

What happens to the part of Earth that is tilted toward the Sun?

• Daytime is longer

• Nighttime is longer

• Equal daylength

• Winter is coming

Which of the following refers to seasonal wind that brings heavy rainfall and is experienced in the Philippines from May to October?

• Amihan

• Habagat

• ITCZ

• Monsoon

Which occurrence is experienced in a mountainous region and features a breeze from the valley floor to the mountain slope?

• Mountain breeze

• Slope breeze

• Valley breeze

• Valley-to-mountain breeze

Which of the following correctly distinguishes amihan from habagat?

• Amihan is a local wind, while habagat is a seasonal wind

• Amihan brings less precipitation, while habagat brings heavy rainfall

• Amihan originates from the southeast, while habagat originates from the southwest

• Amihan occurs in the northern region of the Philippines, while habagat occurs in the south