WorksheetsReview: CH. 3 Climate and Vegetation
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What determines seasons of the year?
a)
Earth's tilt and revolution in relation to the sun
b)
Earth's tilt and revolution to the equator
c)
ocean's winds, currents, streams and tides that act as an air conditioner
d)
Earth's tilt and revolution to the Prime Meridian
2.
Summer ____________ makes for the longest day of the year.
a)
solstice
b)
equinox
c)
greenhouse effect
d)
ecosystem
3.
Precipitation is...
a)
rainfall
b)
snowfall
c)
hale
d)
solar energy falling from the sun
4.
Five extreme weather conditions include...
a)
fall, winter, spring, summer and autumn
b)
January, February, March, April, May...
c)
Hurricane, Tornado, Blizzard, Drought and floods
d)
wind currents, ocean currents, latitude, elevation and topography
5.
How does elevation bring an affect upon the weather?
a)
lower altitude the colder
b)
as altitude rises temperatures drop
c)
elevation is closer to the equator thus bringing tropical weather
d)
as altitude rises temperatures rise too
6.
Warm ocean waters come from ...
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
the tropic of Cancer
c)
the equator
d)
the tropic of Capricorn
7.
Cold ocean waters come from the...
a)
equator
b)
poles
c)
North pole
d)
Antarctica
8.
Climate changes are due to...
a)
waters from the equator
b)
natural and human activities
c)
waters from the poles
d)
extreme weather conditions
9.
El Nino pushes warm waters towards the...
a)
Americas
b)
Australia and Asia
c)
Asian Continent
d)
European Continent
10.
El Nino brings drought to...
a)
the Americas
b)
Australia and Asia
c)
Europe
d)
all of the above
11.
With the burning of coal and petroleum the greenhouse effect happens which...
a)
traps solar (heat) energy inside earth's atmosphere
b)
traps solar energy in earth's core
c)
traps solar energy in the lithosphere
d)
traps solar energy in the ecosystem
12.
Which climate am I? They categorize me based on the amount of rainfall I get.
a)
tropical wet
b)
desert
c)
subarctic
d)
marine west coast
13.
Which climate am I? I am cloudy, foggy, damp and near the ocean.
a)
desert
b)
marine west coast
c)
semiarid
d)
humid continental
14.
Which climate am I? I have huge temperature changes between summer and winter.
a)
humid subtropical
b)
highland
c)
subarctic
d)
tundra
15.
Soil is vital and important to life because it...
a)
supports plant life.
b)
supports the greenhouse effect.
c)
moderates the land's temperatures.
d)
eliminates air pollution.
16.
The two most important causes of climate are?
a)
temperature and precipitation
b)
the tilt and revolution of the sun
c)
temperature and the equator
d)
equator and prime meridian
17.
An inter-dependent community of plants and animals is...
a)
a biosphere.
b)
an ecosystem.
c)
a bio me.
d)
the core, mantle and crust of the earth.
18.
Topography typically refers to...
a)
landforms on earth's surface.
b)
latitude and longitude, parallels and meridians.
c)
extreme weather conditions.
d)
the Ring of Fire.
19.
Depth, texture and humus first contribute to...
a)
cold waters from the poles.
b)
warm waters from the equator.
c)
strong soil.
d)
a profitable agrarian society.
20.
Name two types of forest lands.
a)
Coniferous and deciduous forests
b)
The Amazon Rainforest
c)
Monte Verde Rain forest in Costa Rica
d)
Monte Cristo Rain forest of El Salvador and the Amazon
21.
Both day and night are equal all over the world and marks the start of spring and fall...
a)
is the equinox
b)
is the summer solstice
c)
is the greenhouse effect
d)
is the prime meridian
22.
Savanna and steppe are examples of...
a)
the great plains
b)
grasslands
c)
subarctic lands
d)
deserts
23.
Two types of air in the atmosphere include:
a)
hot and cold air
b)
hot and average air
c)
cold and freezing
d)
warm and hot
24.
To survive desert plants must...
a)
save water and withstand heat
b)
lose water to avoid flooding
c)
save water
d)
hug the ground
25.
Permafrost is constantly frozen ground and one location where it is found is...
a)
Green Bay, Wis.
b)
New York, NY.
c)
LA, CA.
d)
Orlando, FL.
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