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Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the day to day changes in the air?
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
c)
Storms
d)
Earth's Rotation
2.
What is weather over a long period of time?
a)
A tropical vacation
b)
Weather
c)
Climate
d)
Science
3.
What are the lines called that run east and west around the globe?
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
c)
Ladder
d)
Lines
4.
As latitude increases, the average annual temperature ___________.
a)
decreases
b)
changes
c)
increases
d)
remains the same
5.
_______ is described as summers are too hot and winters are too cold.
a)
Tropical
b)
Continental
c)
Moderate
d)
Polar
6.
_____ climate is described as cold all year long and located in high latitudes.
a)
Polar
b)
Continental
c)
Dry
d)
Highland
7.
______ climate is described as varying temperatures depending on elevation.
a)
Continental
b)
Highland
c)
Tropical
d)
Dry
8.
Water moderates the temperature.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
As elevation __________, the average annual temperature ________.
a)
increases, stays the same
b)
decreases, increases
c)
increase, increases
d)
decreases, decreases
10.
Which line of latitude is found at 23 1/2 degrees north?
a)
Equator
b)
Arctic Circle
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
11.
Which line of latitude is found at 23 1/2 degrees south?
a)
Equator
b)
Arctic Circle
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
12.
Which line of latitude is found at 66 1/2 degrees south?
a)
Equator
b)
Arctic Circle
c)
Antarctic Circle
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
13.
Which line of latitude is found at 66 1/2 degrees north?
a)
Equator
b)
Arctic Circle
c)
Antarctic Circle
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
14.
Which line of latitude is found at 0 degrees?
a)
Equator
b)
Arctic Circle
c)
Antarctic Circle
d)
Prime Meridian
15.
Which line of longitude is found at 0 degrees?
a)
Equator
b)
Arctic Circle
c)
Antarctic Circle
d)
Prime Meridian
16.
Which line of latitude is found at 90 degrees north?
a)
Equator
b)
South Pole
c)
North Pole
d)
Prime Meridian
17.
Which line of latitude is found at 90 degrees south?
a)
Equator
b)
South Pole
c)
North Pole
d)
Prime Meridian
18.
Which climate zone is found at the blue X?
a)
Tropical
b)
Temperate
c)
Polar
19.
Which climate zone is found at the red star?
a)
Tropical
b)
Temperate
c)
Polar
20.
Which climate zone is found at the green smiley?
a)
Tropical
b)
Temperate
c)
Polar
21.
Which is not a factor that affects climate?
a)
altitude
b)
latitude
c)
lakes and oceans
d)
living organisms
22.
The numbers in this image refer to_____.
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
temperature
d)
angle of the Sun's rays hitting Earth
23.
As these numbers increase, _____
a)
temperatures increase
b)
temperatures decrease
24.
The rain shadow is shown at ____
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
25.
Which season is shown in the northern hemisphere?
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
26.
Which season is shown in the southern hemisphere?
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
27.
Climates are classified by ____
a)
plants and animals
b)
altitude and latitude
c)
bodies of water and ocean currents
d)
temperature and precipitation
28.
Which color represents the tropical zone?
a)
red
b)
green
c)
blue
29.
Which color represents the polar zone?
a)
red
b)
green
c)
blue
30.
When moist winds approach a mountain on the wind-ward side, they often drop rain as they rise over the mountain, and come down the _________________ side of the mountain much drier.
a)
eastern
b)
maritime
c)
continental
d)
leeward
31.
When the altitude increases; the temperature decreases
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Which of these factors affect climate
a)
Large bodies of water and latitude
b)
Latitude and altitude
c)
Several factors such as latitude, altitude, distance from large bodies of water, mountains and prevailing winds
33.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of climate?
a)
Precipitation
b)
Seasons
c)
Temperature
d)
Weather
34.
How does latitude influence climate?
a)
The closer you are to the equator the higher the temp
b)
Winds bring rain to the coast from the seas
c)
The higher the altitude the colder the temperature
35.
Which of the following is the best describes climate?
a)
The long-term average weather conditions that occur in a particular region.
b)
The short-term average weather condition in a country
c)
The long-term average conditions in a country
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