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WorksheetsClimate vlandolfi
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Extinct??
a)
Bad odor
b)
Part of the ecosystem
c)
To die out completely
d)
Windward
2.
Weather conditions over a large area for an extended period of time...
a)
Climate
b)
Tropical
c)
Weather
d)
Rain Shadow
3.
Side of mountain where the rain shadow exists...
a)
Windward
b)
Peak
c)
Leeward
d)
Highland
4.
Climate region where you will find permafrost
a)
Steppe
b)
Tundra
c)
Subarctic
d)
Polar/Ice cap
5.
Typhoons occur where?
a)
Western Hemispere
b)
At the equator
c)
Tip of Africa
d)
Easter Hemisphere
6.
Dry climate which typically receives 10-20 inches of rain par year...
a)
Steppe
b)
Savanna
c)
Desert
d)
Humid Continental
7.
Cold air mass colliding with warm air mass...
a)
Climate
b)
Doldrums
c)
Front
d)
Greenhouse Effect
8.
Winds that are found in the Middle Latitudes...
a)
Southernly
b)
Westerly
c)
Polar
d)
Doldrums
9.
Seasonal shift of air flow and rainfall...
a)
Typhoon
b)
Monsoon
c)
Hurricane
d)
Front
10.
Trade winds are found...
a)
Middle Latitudes
b)
At the equator
c)
At the North and South Pole
d)
In the Tropics
11.
An instrument that measures air pressure...
a)
Air gauge
b)
Thermometer
c)
Barometer
d)
Air Ballon
12.
These storms begin at the tip of the southern coast of Africa...
a)
Monsoons
b)
Hurricanes
c)
Typhoons
d)
Fronts
13.
Dry, receives little rain
a)
Arid
b)
Savanna
c)
Humid
d)
Equator
14.
Dry side of the mountain...
a)
Leeward
b)
Windward
c)
Summit
d)
Highland
15.
The study of the connections among different forms of life...
a)
Ecosystem
b)
Nutrients
c)
Ecology
d)
Extinct
16.
The gradual process by which one group of plants replaces another...
a)
Plant exposure
b)
Plant communities
c)
Food chain
d)
Plant succession
17.
Decayed plant and animal matter contained in the soil...
a)
Humus
b)
Plant succession
c)
Permafrost
d)
Top soil
18.
The process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy...
a)
Ecology
b)
Plant succession
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Food Chain
19.
Middle Latitude climate which is influenced by a large body of water, such as an ocean. One example would be the state of Washington
a)
Mediterranean
b)
Savanna
c)
Humid Continental
d)
Marine West Coast
20.
Layer of soil that remains frozen year long
a)
Tundra
b)
Nutrients
c)
Humus
d)
Permafrost
21.
The process by which the earth's atmosphere traps heat...
a)
Global Warming
b)
Doldrums
c)
Greenhouse Effect
d)
Currents
22.
The weight of the air...
a)
Air Pressure
b)
Barometer
c)
Wind
d)
Front
23.
The wettest climate zone...
a)
Humid sub tropical
b)
Savanna
c)
Humid tropical
d)
Steppe
24.
A series of organisms in which energy is passed along...
a)
Plant community
b)
Food chain
c)
Ecology
d)
Ecosystem
25.
Conditions of the atmosphere at a given place and time...
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
c)
Monsoon
d)
Front
26.
Stagnant air that exists at the equator...
a)
Polar
b)
Prevailing
c)
Westerly
d)
Doldrums
27.
66.5 degrees to 90 degrees North and South
a)
Middle Latitudes
b)
High Latitudes
c)
Tropics
d)
Equator
28.
Large winds that blow over an extended area are called...
a)
Global winds
b)
Westerly winds
c)
Local winds
d)
Prevailing winds
29.
Groups of plants that live in the same area are called...
a)
Plant succession
b)
Plant Community
c)
Ecosystem
d)
Ecology
30.
Climate area that has a line of conifers in northern Asia ( Russia) Part of the Sub arctic.
a)
Tundra
b)
Polar Ice cap
c)
Taiga
d)
Antarctica
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