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CLIMATE

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The weather is...
a)
The typical state of the atmosphere in a long period of time.
b)
The state of the atmosphere at a particular time. 
2.
The climate is... 
a)
The typical state of the atmosphere over a long period of time. 
b)
The state of the atmosphere at a particular time. 
3.
Which factor does NOT affect temperature: 
a)
Latitude.
b)
Distance from the sea.
c)
Longitude. 
d)
Altitude.
4.
The temperate zones of the Earth are between the tropics. Is that true or false? 
a)
True
b)
False
5.

Areas near the sea are cooler in summer and warmer in winter.

a)

True

b)

False

6.
This picture shows...
a)
Convectional rain
b)
Orographic rain
c)
Frontal rain
7.
Anticlyclones cause unstabe weather and rain...
a)
True
b)
False
8.
The atmospheric pressure is lower in low areas... 
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Hot air weighs less than cold air....
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Oceanic climate has... 
a)
Cold winter, mild summers and a rainy season.
b)
High temperatures all year roung and abundant precipitations. 
c)
Mild winter, cold summers and droughts in summer. 
d)
Mild temperatures all year round and abundant, regular precipitations.
11.
Hot summers and very cold winters is typical of... 
a)
Mediterranean climate. 
b)
Continental climate. 
c)
Oceanic climate.
d)
Mountain climate. 
12.
How are the precipitations in a polar climate? 
a)
Abundant, with a lot of snow. 
b)
Irregular, there's snow in winter. 
c)
It rains in summer and it snows in winter. 
d)
Very scarce. 
13.

What is the measurement of precipitation?

a)

Cº (degrees centigrade)

b)

mm (millimetres)

c)

mb (millibars)

d)

Kilometers per hour

14.

What is the measurement of temperature?

a)

Cº (degrees centigrade)

b)

mm (millimetres)

c)

mb (millibars)

d)

Kilometers per hour

15.

What instrument measures temperature?

a)

Anemometer

b)

Barometer

c)

Pluviometer

d)

Thermometer

16.

Why is latitude a temperature factor?

a)

Because temperature decreases as we move away from Equator.

b)

Because temperature increases as we move away from Equator.

c)

Because temperature decreases as we move away from Prime Meridian.

d)

Latitude is not a temperature factor.

17.

Why is latitude a precipitation factor?

a)

Because precipitation decreases as we move away from Equator.

b)

Because precipitation increases as we move away from Equator.

c)

Because precipitation decreases as we move away from Prime Meridian.

d)

Latitude is not a precipitation factor.

18.

Why is altitude a temperature factor?

a)

The higher the altitude, the lower the temperature

b)

The higher the altitude, the higher the temperature

c)

The lower the altitude, the higher the temperature

d)

Altitude is not a temperature factor

19.

Why is altitude a precipitation factor?

a)

The higher the altitude, the lower the precipitation

b)

The higher the altitude, the higher the precipitation

c)

The lower the altitude, the higher the precipitation

d)

Altitude is not a temperature factor

20.

What can we measure with a barometer?

a)

Atmospheric pressure

b)

Humidit

c)

Precipitation

d)

Wind

21.

What climate has high temperatures and abundant precipitation and has a dry season in winter and a wet season in summer?

a)

Humid tropical

b)

Dry tropical

c)

Arid

d)

Maritime

22.

In what type of climate there are high temperatures and abundant precipitation?

a)

Equatioral climate

b)

Mediterranean

c)

Alpine

d)

Polar

23.

Mediterranean climate...

a)

has mild temperatures in winter and hot in summer, precipitation varies

b)

has high temperatures and abundant precipitation

c)

precipitation is very rare

d)

has low temperatures and fall with altitude

24.

In what month we have lower temperatures?

a)

January and December

b)

June and July

c)

March and June

d)

October and November

25.

When are the highest temperatures?

a)

July

b)

August

c)

December

d)

June