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Weather and Climate

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Seasonal winds that bring rain.

a)

hurricane

b)

vegetation

c)

typhoon

d)

monsoon

2.

A hurricane in the Pacific Ocean.

a)

hurricane

b)

vegetation

c)

typhoon

d)

monsoon

3.

Moving stream of water, warm or cold, in the oceans; streams of air

a)

hurricane

b)

current

c)

typhoon

d)

monsoon

4.

Fierce tropical storm with high speed winds.

a)

current

b)

monsoon

c)

typhoon

d)

hurricane

5.

Plant life.

a)

vegetation

b)

typhoon

c)

monsoon

d)

hurricane

6.

T or F: Weather referes to daily changes in the air.

a)

T

b)

F

7.

T or F: During the La Niña season, water gets hotter in the Pacific.

a)

T

b)

F

8.

T or F: CFCs are chemicals made by nature when the Earth's temperature gets too hot.

a)

T

b)

F

9.

T or F: It is cooler outside the Tropics because the sun is directly overhead.

a)

T

b)

F

10.

T or F: El Niño and La Niña are predictable.

a)

T

b)

F

11.

T or F: Climate refers to daily changes in the air.

a)

T

b)

F

12.

T or F: Outside the Tropics is known as a low latitude area.

a)

T

b)

F

13.

T or F: Water temperatures change quicker than land temperatures.

a)

T

b)

F

14.

T or F: Hurricanes and typhoons are essentially the same thing.

a)

T

b)

F

15.

T or F: On January 1, 1996, CFCs were banned all over the world.

a)

T

b)

F

16.

______covers an area like a country or a state, while_____covers a specific location.

a)

Climate, current

b)

Weather, climate

c)

Climate, weather

d)

Current, weather

17.

A____ ____is the dry area on the inland side of a mountain.

a)

natural landform

b)

rain shadow

c)

water vapor

d)

water cycle

18.

When the sun is directly overhead, it is____between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn.

a)

freezing

b)

mild

c)

cold

d)

hot

19.

The____season in the Atlantic is much more active during a(n)____year.

a)

Hurricane, La Niña

b)

Hurricane, El Niño

c)

Typhoon, La Niña

d)

Typhoon, El Niño

20.

The ozone layer can be found in the

a)

Troposphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Sphere

d)

Stratosphere

21.

This is a rise in temperature Earth has due to certain gases in the atmosphere that trap energy from the sun.

a)

global warming

b)

CFC Effect

c)

Greenhouse Effect

d)

None of the above

22.

Global warming is caused by

a)

tropical fish traveling to the US

b)

natural landforms

c)

El Niño

d)

human activities

23.

The sun's heat is distributed and circulated throughout the world by

a)

water and air

b)

rain shadows

c)

water cycles

d)

global warming

24.

Decide if the statement relates relates to weather OR climate: It can be very humid in Florida during the summer.

a)

weather

b)

climate

25.

Decide if the statement relates to weather or climate: North Dakota has colder winters than Illinois.

a)

weather

b)

climate

26.

Decide if the statement relates to weather or climate: There will be high winds tomorrow.

a)

weather

b)

climate

27.

Decide if the statement relates to weather or climate: Hawaii would be a great place to go surfing during Christmas break.

a)

weather

b)

climate

28.

The ozone layer...

a)

protects us from global warming

b)

blocks UV rays

c)

creates human-made chemicals like CFCs

d)

is the layer between the crust and the mantle

29.

During an El Niño year, tropical fish

a)

travel along the US west coast

b)

follow the warm ocean currents that travel north

c)

travel along the US west coast to follow the warm ocean currents that move north.

d)

none of the above

30.

For the past____years, Earth has warmed about___degree Fahrenheit every year.

a)

1, 100

b)

100,100

c)

100, 1

d)

1, 1

31.

Between the Tropics, it is also known as a

a)

middle latitude area

b)

high latitude area

c)

low latitude area

d)

low longitude area