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WorksheetsFactors That Influence Weather & Climate
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 14mins
The factors which influence climate spell the acronym ?
A.L.P.R.C
L.A.P.O.W
B.A.L.P.W
P.O.W.A.C
The north and south pole are said to receive indirect sunlight owing to which factor?
Cloud cover
Proximity to the sea
Ocean current
Latitude
United States of America & Canada are found within 30o to 60o latitudes. These countries are affected by mainly?
North east winds
Polar easterlies
Westerlies
The Caribbean can be found 00 to 300 north latitudes. What are the prevailing winds of these latitudes?
Westerlies
North east winds
Polar easterlies
_______ is the average pattern for weather over a long period of time.
Altitude
Climate
Sunlight
Forecast
The MAIN factor in determining climate is?
Latitude
Altitude
Ocean currents
Winds
Which climate zone would Barbados be classified in?
Temperate
Polar
Savannas
Tropical
As you go to the top of the mountain, what happens to temperature?
Nothing
It decreases
It increases
It goes up and down
The sun's rays are least direct ________.
near the equator
far from the ocean
near the poles
in July.
Large bodies of water affect climate of the land next to them because
water heats up and cools more slowly than land
water and land cool at the same time
water heats up and cools faster than land
water and land heat at the same rate.
As altitude ___________ temperature ____________.
increases, increases
decreases, increases
decreases, decreases
increases, decreases
Which region receives the least amount of solar radiation?
Equatorial region
Polar region
Temperate region
Tropical region
Precipitation, atmospheric pressure, cloud cover and temperature inform persons of?
Climate
Weather
A student states the weather is the same as the climate. Which response BEST tells the student the difference between weather and climate
Weather is about the wind and the rain, but climate is about the clouds.
Weather is measured with tools like thermometers, but climate is measured with tools like forecasts.
Weather is the conditions in one day, but climate is the conditions over a long time.
Weather is recorded on charts, but climate is recorded on world maps.
Winds always blow from areas of ______ pressure to ______ pressure.
low, high
high, low
equal, equal
Ocean currents circulate the sun's heat
True
False
The image above indicates which type of breeze is occurring?
Land breeze
Sea Breeze
The earth revolves around the?
The earth doesn't revolve
Sun
Moon
The sun rotates
Which happens in one year's time?
The sun makes one complete spin on its axis.
The moon makes one complete revolution around.
Earth makes one complete spin on its axis.
Earth makes one complete revolution around the sun.
In the Southern Hemisphere, the summer season is in
December
June
March
September
What happens when the area (hemisphere) in which you live tilts away from the sun?
It is summer
It is winter
It is spring
It is fall
Spinning of the Earth on its axis is called?
Rotation
Orbit
Revolution
Double axis
What hemisphere do we live in?
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
