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WorksheetsClimate Quiz 2016
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Describes the condition of the air outdoors
a)
climate
b)
weather
c)
average temperature
d)
arid
2.
The average weather conditions of a region
a)
daily temperature
b)
weather
c)
climate
d)
rainy
3.
What type of weather pattern consists of winds that change direction depending on the season?
a)
hurricanes
b)
monsoons
c)
tornado
d)
windmagedon
4.
The seasons are a result of Earth’s tilted axis. Which part of Earth’s axis is tilted toward the sun in June.
a)
Northern Hemisphere
b)
Southern Hemisphere
c)
Western Hemisphere
d)
Neither is tilted it's centered in the equator
5.
The seasons are a result of Earth’s tilted axis. Which part of Earth’s axis is tilted toward the sun in September?
a)
Northern Hemisphere
b)
Southern Hemisphere
c)
Western Hemisphere
d)
Neither is tilted it's centered in the equator
6.
The seasons are a result of Earth’s tilted axis. Which part of Earth’s axis is tilted toward the sun in December?
a)
Northern Hemisphere
b)
Southern Hemisphere
c)
Western Hemisphere
d)
Neither is tilted it's centered in the equator
7.
The seasons are a result of Earth’s tilted axis. Which part of Earth’s axis is tilted toward the sun in March?
a)
Northern Hemisphere
b)
Southern Hemisphere
c)
Western Hemisphere
d)
Neither is tilted it's centered in the equator
8.
The Davidson Current helps _________________ the coastal climates of California.
a)
freeze
b)
cool
c)
heat
d)
moderate
9.
A temporary warm water event in the Pacific Ocean is called _____________________ .
a)
El Guapo
b)
hurricane
c)
El Nino
d)
La Nina
10.
A temporary cold water event in the Pacific Ocean is called: _____________
a)
El Guapo
b)
hurricane
c)
El Nino
d)
La Nina
11.
What outstanding weather characteristic is found in rain forests?
a)
extreme humidity
b)
dense fog
c)
extreme arid conditions
d)
large amounts of precipitation
12.
What part of the United States has a humid continental climate?
a)
Northeastern
b)
Southeastern
c)
Northwestern
d)
Southwestern
13.
In which climate region is the temperature usually at or below freezing?
a)
Highlands
b)
Ice cap
c)
Marine west coast
d)
Subartic
14.
The Mojave Desert and Death Valley are two examples of what type of climate found in California?
a)
mediterranean
b)
humid subtropical
c)
tundra
d)
arid
15.
Chlorofluorocarbons are major cause of _____________________________
a)
warm ocean water
b)
ozone depletion
c)
coal creation
d)
clean swimming pools
16.
The reduction in ozone gasses in the atmosphere is known as_______________________.
a)
gasX
b)
climate change
c)
ozonification
d)
ozone depletion
17.
What causes Earth to have seasons?
a)
Being closer or farther from the sun during orbit
b)
The angle the sun hits Earth's surface
c)
Earth's titled axis
d)
The gravitational pull of the moon.
18.
Tropical grasslands with scattered clumps of trees are called__________________.
a)
savannas
b)
rainforests
c)
plains
d)
stepps
19.
Permanently frozen soil found in the tundra climate region is called_________________
a)
permafrost
b)
frosoil
c)
tundraearth
d)
foreverhard
20.
What do scientist use to measure the changing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from hundreds of thousands of years ago?
a)
atmosphere collection devices
b)
dinosaur bones
c)
soil samples
d)
ice core samples
21.
Compounds that trap heat in the atmosphere are called_________________
a)
greenhouse gasses
b)
Chlorofluorocarbons.
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
carbon monoxide
22.
Which side of a mountain range is closer to the ocean?
a)
leeward
b)
windward
c)
rainshadow
d)
eastside
23.
Which side of a mountain range is the rain shadow found on?
a)
leeward
b)
windward
c)
eastside
d)
westside
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