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Factors That Influence Weather & Climate

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The factors which influence climate spell the acronym ?

a)

A.L.P.R.C

b)

L.A.P.O.W

c)

B.A.L.P.W

d)

P.O.W.A.C

2.

The north and south pole are said to receive indirect sunlight owing to which factor?

a)

Cloud cover

b)

Proximity to the sea

c)

Ocean current

d)

Latitude

3.

United States of America & Canada are found within 30o to 60o latitudes. These countries are affected by mainly?

a)

North east winds

b)

Polar easterlies

c)

Westerlies

4.

The Caribbean can be found 00 to 300 north latitudes. What are the prevailing winds of these latitudes?

a)

Westerlies

b)

North east winds

c)

Polar easterlies

5.

_______ is the average pattern for weather over a long period of time.

a)

Altitude

b)

Climate

c)

Sunlight

d)

Forecast

6.

The MAIN factor in determining climate is?

a)

Latitude

b)

Altitude

c)

Ocean currents

d)

Winds

7.

Which climate zone would Barbados be classified in?

a)

Temperate

b)

Polar

c)

Savannas

d)

Tropical

8.

As you go to the top of the mountain, what happens to temperature?

a)

Nothing

b)

It decreases

c)

It increases

d)

It goes up and down

9.

The sun's rays are least direct ________.

a)

near the equator

b)

far from the ocean

c)

near the poles

d)

in July.

10.

Large bodies of water affect climate of the land next to them because

a)

water heats up and cools more slowly than land

b)

water and land cool at the same time

c)

water heats up and cools faster than land

d)

water and land heat at the same rate.

11.

As altitude ___________ temperature ____________.

a)

increases, increases

b)

decreases, increases

c)

decreases, decreases

d)

increases, decreases

12.

Which region receives the least amount of solar radiation?

a)

Equatorial region

b)

Polar region

c)

Temperate region

d)

Tropical region

13.

Precipitation, atmospheric pressure, cloud cover and temperature inform persons of?

a)

Climate

b)

Weather

14.

A student states the weather is the same as the climate. Which response BEST tells the student the difference between weather and climate

a)

Weather is about the wind and the rain, but climate is about the clouds.

b)

Weather is measured with tools like thermometers, but climate is measured with tools like forecasts.

c)

Weather is the conditions in one day, but climate is the conditions over a long time.

d)

Weather is recorded on charts, but climate is recorded on world maps.

15.

Winds always blow from areas of ______ pressure to ______ pressure.

a)

low, high

b)

high, low

c)

equal, equal

16.

Ocean currents circulate the sun's heat

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The image above indicates which type of breeze is occurring?

a)

Land breeze

b)

Sea Breeze

18.

The earth revolves around the?

a)

The earth doesn't revolve

b)

Sun

c)

Moon

d)

The sun rotates

19.

Which happens in one year's time?

a)

The sun makes one complete spin on its axis.

b)

The moon makes one complete revolution around.

c)

Earth makes one complete spin on its axis.

d)

Earth makes one complete revolution around the sun.

20.

In the Southern Hemisphere, the summer season is in

a)

December

b)

June

c)

March

d)

September

21.

What happens when the area (hemisphere) in which you live tilts away from the sun?

a)

It is summer

b)

It is winter

c)

It is spring

d)

It is fall

22.

Spinning of the Earth on its axis is called?

a)

Rotation

b)

Orbit

c)

Revolution

d)

Double axis

23.

What hemisphere do we live in?

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere