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EEn 2.6.1/2.6.2 - Climate Classification

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 43mins

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? High temperatures, low precipitation - refer to your Climate Classification WS!

a)

Mild

b)

Polar

c)

Dry

d)

Continental

4.

Antarctica is cold all the time - very low temperatures, very low precipitation - refer to your Climate Classification WS! What is it's climate?

a)

Continental

b)

Polar

c)

Dry

d)

Mild

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.

Which of the following does NOT have an affect on a region's climate?

a)

Oceans

b)

Latitude

c)

Mountains (Altitude)

d)

Longitude

7.

What are the two BIGGEST factors that determine an areas climate?

a)

elevation and precipitation

b)

precipitation and temperature

c)

latitude and topography

d)

topography and temperature

8.

As distance from the equator (latitude) ____________ temperature ____________.

a)

increases, decreases

b)

decreases, increases

c)

increases, increases

d)

decreases, decreases

9.

As height above sea level (altitude) _____________ temperature ___________.

a)

decreases, decreases

b)

increases, increases

c)

increases, decreases

d)

decreases, increases

10.
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
11.

How do large bodies of water affect the climate of an area?

a)

Water has no effect on climate.

b)

Water always cools the climate because water is cooler than the air.

c)

Water moderates or regulates the climate because water is harder to heat or cool than land.

d)

Water always warms the climate because water is warmer than the air.

12.
The five key climate groups are based on the annual and monthly averages of _______ and ________.
a)
heat, wind
b)
tempature, wind
c)
temperature, precipitation
d)
wind, precipitation
13.

There are _____ climate zones based on latitude alone, but _____ major climate groups according to the Koppen Classification System. Refer to your Climate Classification WS!

a)

5, 3

b)

3, 5

c)

5, 7

d)

3, 7

14.

Canada has low temperatures and low precipitation - refer to your Climate Classification WS! What is it's climate?

a)

Continental

b)

Polar

c)

Dry

d)

Mild

15.

What climate zone is found between 30 degrees and 60 degrees North or South of the Equator?

a)

Temperate

b)

Polar

c)

Tropical