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Quiz- Final Review on Climate and Biomes (environment)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The biggest environmental problem is related to the Sun's rays and heating of the Earth. It's called: ____________.

a)

deforestation

b)

precipitation

c)

climatic zones

d)

global warming

2.

Cutting down, burning, or polluting the forests cause: ______

a)

wind speed

b)

pressure

c)

deforestation

d)

precipitation

3.

This tool is a rain gauge. It is used to measure: __________,

a)

wind direction

b)

precipitation

c)

earthquakes

d)

Cardinal points (north, south, east, west)

4.

Dumping garbage and wastes cause these terrible spaces:___.

a)

epicenters

b)

landfills

c)

pressure

d)

climatic zones

5.

We should have more of these spaces where animals and plants are safe. They are: _____________. (in Baja California)

a)

tropical zones

b)

ecosystems

c)

tropical rainforests

d)

protected areas

6.

This tool is used to measure temperature. (Hot and cold). Name it:

a)

anemometer

b)

thermometer

c)

barometer

d)

wind vane

7.

In this drawing of the Earth, the green area (nearest to the equator) is called:

a)

temperate zone

b)

polar zone

c)

tropical zone

8.

Factories and hotels near the coast dump dirty water and waste to the oceans. It's called:_________

a)

air pollution

b)

land pollution

c)

global warming

d)

water pollution

9.

This is the force that air exerts on the Earth's surface. Name it: ____________

a)

pressure

b)

precipitation

c)

temperature

d)

climate

10.

This tool measures the direction of the wind: ___________

a)

barometer

b)

thermometer

c)

wind vane

d)

anemometer

11.

To outlaw the hunting of animals can help them: _________.

a)

live safe in their habitats

b)

reproduce in summer

c)

get to healthier grasses to feed

d)

live happier in herds near the mountains

12.

Aeolian energy is produced with: ________________.

a)

rainfall

b)

wind

c)

air pollution

d)

snow and hail

13.

These 3 biomes are part of the WARM ZONE'S biomes:

a)

tundra, chaparral, savanna

b)

taiga, chaparral, temperate forest

c)

desert, tropical rainforest, savanna

d)

temperate forest, prairie, steppe

14.

The transformation of landscapes into desert areas where plants and animals can hardly live, is called: _________

a)

habitat loss

b)

desertification

c)

deforestation

d)

national protected areas

15.

This is a barometer. It helps measure: __________

a)

wind direction

b)

pressure

c)

temperature

d)

precipitation

16.

In this map, the blue zone, nearest to the poles is called:

a)

temperate zone

b)

tropical zone

c)

polar zone

d)

climatic zone

17.

Water, hail, and snow fall from the clouds. This is called: ____.

a)

pressure

b)

pollution

c)

precipitation

d)

temperature

18.

This tool is called anemometer. It is used to measure: _____.

a)

rainfall

b)

hail and now

c)

wind speed

d)

earth's pressure

19.

Cutting down trees cause habitat loss. It's also called: ___.

a)

deforestation

b)

desertification

c)

land pollution

d)

landfills

20.

This map shows groups of ecosystems that have similar temperature, humidity, and living things, called: _______.

a)

boreal forests

b)

biomes

c)

savannas

d)

prairies