WorksheetsClimate
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is climate?
a)
What's happening in space at a time and place.
b)
What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place
c)
The average weather over many years
d)
The average temperature over many years.
2.
What is weather?
a)
What's happening in space at a time and place.
b)
What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place.
c)
The average weather over many years
d)
The average temperature over many years.
3.
What climate does a desert have?
a)
Tropical
b)
Polar
c)
Arid/Dry
d)
Temperate
4.
Antarctica is cold all the time. What is it's climate?
a)
Tropical
b)
Polar
c)
Arid/Dry
d)
Temperate
5.
The seasons are caused by___________?
a)
The direction the Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun
b)
Tropical Storms
c)
Changes in the moon
d)
The Earth's rotation on its axis
6.
In which position is it Spring in the Northern Hemisphere?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.
In which position is it summer in the Northern Hemisphere?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.
Which of the following does NOT have an affect on a region's climate?
a)
Large bodies of water
b)
Latitude
c)
Mountains
d)
Longitude
9.
Which of the following is NOT an example of an adaptation?
a)
Colors to blend in to surroundings
b)
The Earth moving around the sun
c)
Migrating butterflies
d)
Webbed feet
10.
An adaptation is _____________.
a)
the environment that an organism lives in
b)
the affect of climate on an organism
c)
not important for the survival of an organism
d)
any structure or behavior that helps and organism survive
11.
Which of the following is NOT a natural cause of climate change?
a)
pollution
b)
meteorite collisions
c)
solar spots
d)
Volcanic eruptions
12.
Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?
a)
carbon monoxide
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
carbon dioxide
13.
When the sun's rays pass through our atmosphere and then heat is trapped by the atmosphere it is called
a)
Global Warming
b)
Greenland Effect
c)
Greenhouse Effect
d)
Ice Age
14.
All of the following are causes of Global Warming except
a)
Rotation of the Earth
b)
Deforestation
c)
Increases in Greenhouse Gases
d)
Burning Fossil Fuels
15.
The gradual increase in the average temperature of our planet Earth is called
a)
Greenhouse Effect
b)
Global Warming
c)
Greenland Effect
d)
Ice Age
16.
Where would we expect to find the most acid rain produced?
a)
farming communities
b)
forests
c)
large cities
d)
rainforests
17.
Which of the following would help decrease Global Warming?
a)
drive hybrid/fuel efficient cars
b)
burn fossil fuels
c)
deforestation
d)
use aerosol cans
18.
All of the following are effects of Global Warming EXCEPT
a)
increase in hurricanes
b)
lower sea levels
c)
increase in disease
d)
melting polar ice caps
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