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Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is weather over a long period of time?
a)
A tropical vacation
b)
Weather
c)
Climate
d)
Science
2.
_____ climate is described as cold all year long and located in high latitudes.
a)
Polar
b)
Continental
c)
Dry
d)
Highland
3.
As you go to the top of a mountain, what happens to temperature?
a)
Nothing
b)
It increases
c)
It decreases
d)
It goes up and down
4.
If your latitude is close to 90 degrees North, you live in which zone?
a)
Polar Zone
b)
Temperate zone
c)
Tropical zone
d)
Equatorial zone
5.
Which direction do warm currents flow FROM?
a)
North Pole
b)
North America
c)
South Pole
d)
Equator
6.
Coastal regions affected by warm ocean currents have more rainfall T or F
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Which global winds have the greatest impact on the weather in the US?
a)
trade winds
b)
prevailing westerlies
c)
doldrums
d)
polar easterlies
8.
Winds that blow from the west are called ____.
a)
Easterlies
b)
Polars
c)
Westerlies
d)
Temperates
9.
Winds that blow from the east are called ____.
a)
Polars
b)
Westerlies
c)
Easterlies
d)
Temperates
10.
The sun’s rays are least direct __________.
a)
near the poles.
b)
in July.
c)
near the equator.
d)
far from the ocean.
11.
Large bodies of water affect climate of the land next to them because
a)
water heats up and cools more slowly than land
b)
water heats up and cools faster than land
c)
water and land cool at the same time
d)
water and land heat at the same rate
12.
Climate is
a)
the further you get from the equator
b)
the higher you go, the colder it gets
c)
the conditions of the atmosphere at a certain place and time.
d)
the average weather conditions of an area over a long period of time.
13.
Land temperatures heat up faster than water temperatures causing temperature extremes in inland locations.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Earth’s climate system is powered mainly by energy from:
a)
Tilt
b)
The sun
c)
Latitude
d)
The rain shadow
15.
As you go to the top of a mountain (altitude increases), what happens to temperature?
a)
Nothing
b)
It increases
c)
It decreases
d)
It goes up and down
16.
Ocean currents circulate the sun's heat.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
How do ocean currents affect the climate?
a)
Moves ocean pollution to different parts of the world causing global-warming
b)
Moves warm and cool air from landmass to landmass
c)
Helps build a stronger and bigger ecosystem
18.
All weather is caused by
a)
wind speed
b)
rainfall
c)
the sun heating the Earth
19.
Land closer to the equator is
a)
colder
b)
warmer
20.
Two factors to determine climate are
a)
precipitation and temperature
b)
hurricanes and tornadoes
c)
humidity and pressure
21.
Cities closer to water most likely will be
a)
more dry
b)
more humid
c)
hotter
22.
The sun's rays are least direct
a)
near the poles
b)
near the equator
c)
at high altitudes
d)
far from the ocean
23.
As altitude _____________ temperature ___________.
a)
decreases, decreases
b)
increases, increases
c)
increases, decreases
d)
decreases, increases
24.
Which of the following will heat the fastest?
a)
water
b)
land
c)
both heat at equal rates
25.
What creates the global wind pattern here on Earth?
a)
The rising of hot air at the poles and falling of cold dense air at the equator.
b)
Ocean currents
c)
The rising of hot air at the equator and falling of cold dense air at the poles
d)
The moons gravity.
26.
Uneven heating of the Earth creates _______ in the atmosphere and in the ocean.
a)
fronts
b)
waves
c)
clouds
d)
convection
27.
Movements of ocean water in a continuous flow are called?
a)
ocean currents
b)
global winds
c)
air mass
d)
front
28.
Warm ocean currents bring what type of weather?
a)
cold and dry
b)
cold and moist
c)
moist and humid
d)
warm and dry
29.
The _______ of a mountain range is the side that receives a lot of precipitation.
a)
dry side
b)
leeward/dry side
c)
windward/wet side
d)
cloudy side
30.
Differences in air temperature and air pressure due to uneven heating of the Earth creates?
a)
atmosphere
b)
sunlight
c)
gravity
d)
wind
31.
Winds that blow from east to west near the Equator are called?
a)
global winds
b)
Tradewinds
c)
Easterlies
d)
Westerlies
32.
What is the day to day changes in the air?
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
c)
Storms
d)
Earth's Rotation
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