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WorksheetsFactors Affecting Climate Change
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who studied variations in the shape of the Earth's orbit around the Sun and the tilt of the Earth's axis?
a)
Isaac Newton
b)
Aristotle
c)
Milutin Milankovitch
d)
Edison
2.
What is the most important factor that affects climate on Earth?
a)
Tilt
b)
Solar Activity
c)
Latitude
d)
Precession
3.
Every how many years does the sunspot cycle occur?
a)
9
b)
10
c)
11
d)
12
4.
What is the orientation of Earth's axis of rotation?
a)
Tilt
b)
Solar Radiation
c)
Orbital Ecentricity
d)
Precession
5.
How many factors did Milankovitch studied that could act as mechanisms to change the climate?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
6.
What is the angle of the Earth's tilt?
a)
24°
b)
23.5°
c)
23°
d)
22.5°
7.
Because of the _________ of the Earth only the front most portion receives direct sunlight.
a)
Tilt
b)
Shape
c)
Orbital Eccentricity
d)
None of the above
8.
What are the key factors the determine the climate at a particular location?
a)
Tilt
b)
Latitude
c)
Polar Region
d)
Latitude and Tilt
9.
What region receives the least amount of solar radiation?
a)
Polar Region
b)
South Region
c)
West Region
d)
East Region
10.
Places located at high latitude receives less sunlight than places at low latitude.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
When the number of sunspots is _____ the Sun emits higher amount of solar radiation.
a)
Low
b)
Medium
c)
High
d)
None of the above
12.
What is NOT a factor that Milankovitch studied which could act as mechanisms to change the climate?
a)
Changes in the Earth's tilt
b)
Latitude
c)
Precession
d)
Variations in the shape of the Earth's orbital eccentricity
13.
The ______ is the angle of the Earth's axis.
a)
Precession
b)
Tilt
c)
Orbital Eccentricity
d)
Latitude
14.
By how many degrees does the Earth's tilt changes?
a)
2°
b)
2.5°
c)
2.4°
d)
3°
15.
When the Earth is closer to the Sun, it receives less solar radiation.
a)
True
b)
False
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