wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Gr 8 Climate and Weather Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The average conditions of the atmosphere over a long period of time is called

a)

Climate

b)

Weather

c)

Frontal precipitation

d)

None of these

2.

The temperature at which condensation occurs is called

a)

The Dew Point

b)

Evaporation

c)

Precipitation

d)

None of these

3.

Precipitation that is caused by the cooling air of moist air as it rises in elevation (height) is called

a)

Frontal precipitation

b)

Convectional Precipitation

c)

Orographic Precipitation

d)

None of these

4.

A high altitude wind that blows around the earth in both hemispheres at heights of 9-12kms

a)

Air Masses

b)

Maritime Tropical Air Mass

c)

Jet Stream

d)

Air currents

5.

The leading edge of an air mass is commonly known as

a)

A Dew Point

b)

A Front

c)

A Relief

d)

None of these

6.

The science of weather is called

a)

Climography

b)

Geography

c)

Meteorology

d)

None of these

7.

Which one of these is not an air mass?

a)

Maritime Polar

b)

Continental Tropical

c)

Continental Arctic

d)

Maritime Arctic

8.

What area of Canada are you going to experience this air mass- Orographic Precipitation

a)

Western Cordillera

b)

Interior Plains

c)

Canadian Shield

d)

Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands

9.

What type of air is found in this kind of air mass- Maritime Polar

a)

Cool Moist

b)

Warm Moist

c)

Warm Dry

d)

Cold Dry

10.

What two types of information can you find on a Climograph?

a)

Temperature

b)

Elevation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Depth of snow

e)

Latitude of city

11.

Which statement is not true about latitude`s impact on climateÉ

a)

The closer you are to the equator the hotter the climate

b)

The closer you are to the polar regions the colder the climate

c)

The further away from a large body of water the colder it will be

d)

If you`re mid way between the equator and the polar regions the temperatures will be less extreme

12.

The Continental Tropical Air Mass brings cool moist air from the south to the north True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

13.

A Frontal air Mass has the cool air mass rise above the warm air mass as the two come together True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

14.

A climograph shows the precipitation with blue bars or a red line?

a)

Red line

b)

Blue bars

15.

Convectional precipitation mainly occurs in the provinces located in the Interior Plains region? True or False

a)

True

b)

False

16.

On a Climograph the temperature is represented with

a)

A red line

b)

blue boxes

17.

There are three kinds of precipitation, which one is not one of them

a)

Orographic

b)

Frontal

c)

Continental

d)

Convectional

18.

Name this type of precipitation

a)

Frontal

b)

Convectional

c)

Orographic

d)

None of these

19.

Name this precipitation

a)

Frontal

b)

Orographic

c)

Convectional

d)

None of these

20.

Choose the best 2 explanation for this image

a)

The cloud is raining because the sun is warming it up

b)

The sun is warming the ground and the water is evaporating to the sky

c)

The cloud is releasing water vapor because it is full and can't hold the water, so it rains

d)

None of these explain it correctly