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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 14mins
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Class
Date
1.
The closer you live to an ocean the more likely your climate will be?
a)
maritime
b)
continental
c)
tropical
d)
polar
2.
The biggest factor in determining climate is?
a)
elevation
b)
an ocean
c)
latitude
d)
mountain
3.
A tropical climate in the US would be?
a)
Virginia
b)
New York
c)
California
d)
Florida
4.
A polar climate in the US?
a)
Virginia
b)
New York
c)
Maine
d)
Alaska
5.
The temperature of a tropical climate is?
a)
consistently warm
b)
consistently cool
c)
consistently moderate
d)
warm and cool
6.
A polar climate is?
a)
warm and cool
b)
consistently moderate
c)
consistently cool
d)
consistently warm
7.
A temperate climate is?
a)
consistently cool
b)
consistently warm
c)
consistently moderate
d)
warm and cool
8.
What is the climate of the top of a mountain like as compared to the bottom of the mountain?
a)
warmer
b)
cooler
c)
drier
d)
wetter
9.
The gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere is known as ___________________.
a)
greenhouse effect
b)
global warming
c)
fossil fuels
d)
ice ages
10.
What is the difference between climate and weather?
a)
Climate averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while weather describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.
b)
Weather averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while Climate describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.
c)
Climate describes the weather conditions at night, while weather describes the conditions during the daytime.
d)
There is not a difference between climate and weather.
11.
Which of these is NOT a factor that determines the climate of a place?
a)
latitude
b)
mountains
c)
longitude
d)
bodies of water
12.
Which sentence best describes the relationship between elevation and air temperatures?
a)
LOWER elevation = COLDER temperatures
b)
HIGHER elevation = COLDER temperatures
c)
HIGHER elevations = WARMER temperatures
d)
There is no relationship
13.
What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?
a)
polar, temperate, tropical
b)
tropical, temperate, polar
c)
temperate, polar, tropical
d)
temperate, tropical, polar
14.
Climates are classified according to which two major factors?
a)
elevation & precipitation
b)
latitude & temperature
c)
elevation & latitude
d)
precipitation & temperature
15.
Virginia is ?
a)
polar
b)
temperate
c)
tropical
d)
desert
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