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Climate

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is climate?
a)
What's happening in space at a time and place.
b)
What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place
c)
The average weather over many years
d)
The average temperature over many years.
2.
What is weather?
a)
What's happening in space at a time and place.
b)
What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place.
c)
The average weather over many years
d)
The average temperature over many years.
3.
What climate does a desert have?
a)
Tropical
b)
Polar
c)
Arid/Dry
d)
Temperate
4.
Antarctica is cold all the time. What is it's climate?
a)
Tropical
b)
Polar
c)
Arid/Dry
d)
Temperate
5.
The seasons are caused by___________?
a)
The direction the Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun
b)
Tropical Storms
c)
Changes in the moon
d)
The Earth's rotation on its axis
6.
Which of the following is NOT an example of an adaptation?
a)
Colors to blend in to surroundings
b)
The Earth moving around the sun
c)
Migrating butterflies
d)
Webbed feet
7.
An adaptation is _____________.
a)
the environment that an organism lives in
b)
the affect of climate on an organism
c)
not important for the survival of an organism
d)
any structure or behavior that helps and organism survive 
8.
Which of the following is NOT a natural cause of climate change?
a)
pollution
b)
meteorite collisions
c)
solar spots
d)
Volcanic eruptions
9.
Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?
a)
carbon monoxide
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
carbon dioxide
10.
When the sun's rays pass through our atmosphere and then heat is trapped by the atmosphere it is called
a)
Global Warming
b)
Greenland Effect
c)
Greenhouse Effect
d)
Ice Age
11.
All of the following are causes of Global Warming except
a)
Rotation of the Earth
b)
Deforestation
c)
Increases in Greenhouse Gases
d)
Burning Fossil Fuels
12.
The gradual increase in the average temperature of our planet Earth is called
a)
Greenhouse Effect
b)
Global Warming
c)
Greenland Effect
d)
Ice Age
13.
Where would we expect to find the most acid rain produced?
a)
farming communities
b)
forests
c)
large cities
d)
rainforests
14.
Which of the following would help decrease Global Warming?
a)
drive hybrid/fuel efficient cars
b)
burn fossil fuels
c)
deforestation
d)
use aerosol cans
15.
All of the following are effects of Global Warming EXCEPT
a)
increase in hurricanes
b)
lower sea levels
c)
increase in disease
d)
melting polar ice caps
16.
The closer you live to an ocean the more likely your climate will be?
a)
maritime
b)
continental
c)
tropical
d)
polar
17.
The biggest factor in determining climate is?
a)
elevation
b)
an ocean
c)
latitude
d)
mountain
18.
The temperature of a tropical climate is?
a)
consistently warm
b)
consistently cool
c)
consistently moderate
d)
warm and cool
19.
A polar climate is?
a)
warm and cool
b)
consistently moderate
c)
consistently cool
d)
consistently warm
20.
A temperate climate is?
a)
consistently cool
b)
consistently warm
c)
consistently moderate
d)
warm and cool
21.
What is the climate of the top of a mountain like as compared to the bottom of the mountain?
a)
warmer
b)
cooler
c)
drier
d)
wetter
22.
The gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere is known as ___________________.
a)
greenhouse effect
b)
global warming
c)
fossil fuels
d)
ice ages
23.
What is the difference between climate and weather?
a)
 Climate averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while weather describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.
b)
 Weather averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while Climate describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.
c)
Climate describes the weather conditions at night, while weather describes the conditions during the daytime.
d)
 There is not a difference between climate and weather.
24.
Which of these is NOT a factor that determines the climate of a place?
a)
latitude
b)
wind patterns
c)
longitude
d)
elevation
25.
Which sentence best describes the relationship between elevation and air temperatures?
a)
 LOWER elevation = COLDER temperatures
b)
HIGHER elevation = COLDER temperatures
c)
HIGHER elevations = WARMER temperatures
d)
There is no relationship
26.
What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?
a)
polar, temperate, tropical
b)
tropical, temperate, polar
c)
temperate, polar, tropical
d)
temperate, tropical, polar
27.
 What is the reference point used to measure elevation?
a)
lake level
b)
sea level
c)
zero
d)
elevation
28.
What causes winds to form on Earth?
a)
solar energy
b)
ocean currents
c)
elevation differences
d)
uneven heating of the Earth by the sun
29.
What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?
a)
polar, temperate, tropical
b)
tropical, temperate, polar
c)
temperate, polar, tropical
30.
Which BEST describes why latitudes closest to the equator have warmer climates?
a)
they are at lower elevations
b)
they receive more solar energy
c)
they are nearer to ocean currents
d)
they get more winds that carry energy in the form of heat
31.
What is the measure of distance in degrees north and south from the equator?
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
elevation
d)
topography
32.
What is the height of an area above sea level?
a)
elevation
b)
topography
c)
latitude
d)
longitude
33.
What causes some areas of Earth to receive less intense solar energy than others?
a)
the mass of earth
b)
the curve of earth
c)
the density of earth
d)
the elevation of earth
34.

Regions closest to ________________ tend to have warmer year-round climates.

a)

Forest Fires

b)

South Pole

c)

North Pole

d)

the Equator

35.

What does "latitude" refer to?

a)

the distance away from the Equator

b)

how much rain a place gets

c)

how high up a mountain a place is

d)

the number of seasons a place gets

36.

The higher the altitude of a city, the _______________ the temperatures are.

a)

hotter

b)

colder

c)

more consistent

d)

weirder

37.

Colder water _________________.

a)

rises

b)

sinks

38.

Warmer water _______________.

a)

Sinks

b)

Rises

39.

Cities that are closer to large bodies of water tend to have _____________ temperatures

a)

more extreme temperature changes

b)

less extreme temperature changes

c)

4 distinct seasons

d)

more sunshine

40.

What is the name of the ocean currents that are caused by a difference in temperature?

a)

hot water

b)

surface currents

c)

convection currents

d)

hurricanes

41.

Surface currents are mainly driven by _________________.

a)

sun

b)

wind

c)

temperature

d)

narwhals

42.

The _______________ helps to more evenly spread out temperatures on earth.

a)

ocean

b)

equator

c)

altitude

d)

climate

43.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of climate?
a)
Precipitation
b)
Seasons
c)
Temperature
d)
Weather
44.
Nearness in space, time, or relationship.
a)
Current
b)
Precipitation
c)
Proximity
d)
Altitude
45.
The height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level.
a)
Proximity
b)
Altitude
c)
Distribution
d)
Latitude
46.

The sun's rays are least direct near the equator.

a)

True

b)

False - near the poles

c)

False - at high altitudes

d)

False - far from the ocean

47.

The land of the _______________ side of a mountain range is in a rain shadow.

a)

leeward

b)

windward

48.

The most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere is ___________________.

a)

oxygen

b)

nitrogen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

argon

49.

Which zones are polar zones?

a)

Zones A and B

b)

Zones A and E

c)

Zones E and D

d)

Zones A, E, and C

50.

Which zones are temperate zones?

a)

Zones B and C

b)

Zones B, C, and D

c)

Zones, D and C

d)

Zones D and B

51.

Which zone is the tropical zone?

a)

Zone B

b)

Zone C

c)

Zone D

d)

Zone E

52.

Possible human solutions for limiting global warming and climate change are...

a)

being more energy-efficient

b)

using renewable sources of energy

c)

removing carbon from fossil fuel emissions

d)

all of the above

53.
The _________________ climate has cool summers, bitterly cold winters and permafrost.
a)
desert
b)
tropical
c)
marine continental
d)
tundra
54.
Earth's ozone layer is _____________________________.
a)
has been thickening over the past several years
b)
filters harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun
c)
exists only over Antarctica
d)
traps carbon dioxide in the stratosphere
55.
Because Earth's axis is _________________, the hemispheres receive different amounts of solar energy at different times.
a)
straight
b)
titled
c)
bent
d)
not there
56.
Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by trapping more ____________ in the atmosphere.
a)
water
b)
gases
c)
heat
d)
water vapor
57.
______________ forests are forests in which plenty of rain falls all year.
a)
grasslands
b)
desert
c)
tundra
d)
rain
58.

Which of the following has caused repeating 100,000-year cycles of ice ages in the past?

a)

an increase in sunspots

b)

several major volcanic eruptions

c)

changes in Earth’s orbit and the tilt of its axis

d)

continental drift

59.

Sea and land breezes over a large region that change direction with the seasons are

called

a)

savannas

b)

prevailing winds.

c)

monsoons

d)

desert winds.

60.

This is released by mining, livestock, and agriculture.

a)

sunspots

b)

methane

c)

aerosols

d)

Fuel

61.

Which of the following gases found in our atmosphere is not a greenhouse gas?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

water vapor

c)

methane

d)

nitrogen

62.

Over the past 200 years, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has

a)

decreased slightly.

b)

increased steadily.

c)

stayed about the same

63.

Where does carbon dioxide in the atmosphere go?

a)

It is used by plants for photosynthesis and is absorbed in water

b)

It is used for respiration in animals

c)

It is used by factories

64.

Carbon that plants do not use is returned to water or air as carbon dioxide in the process of respiration.

a)

True

b)

False

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