WorksheetsClimate
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 28mins
Where is the Arctic/Polar Zone?
23*N/S to 66*N/S
23*N to 23*S
66*N/S to 90*N/S
35*N/S to 67*N/S
What is a monsoon?
the downwind side of a mountain
the side of a mountain hit by the winds
ocean currents that flow in different directions
sea and land winds over a large region that change directions
What causes upwelling (returning of nutrients to the surface)?
Deep Water Currents
Surface Currents
Temperate Zones
Greenhouse Effect
What is Density?
Someone who can't understand a joke
mass of a unit of volume
minimally dissolved salts
sunlight
Where is the Tropical Zone?
23*N/S to 66*N/S
23*N to 23*S
66*N/S to 90*N/S
35*N/S to 67*N/S
What is a microclimate?
the temperature in a room at any given time.
day-to-day fluctuations in temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area.
average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area.
small areas with climate conditions that differ from those around them.
Fresh Water is found where?
Oceans
Seas
Inland Lakes/Rivers
Salt Water Aquariums
Why don't the Northern and Southern Hemispheres have the same seasons at the same time?
Their Latitude is too different.
The sun's rays hit them at different angles throughout the year.
The ocean currents are too different.
They are on different planets.
What is climate?
the temperature in a room at any given time.
day-to-day fluctuations in temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area.
average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area.
small areas with conditions that differ from those around them.
What are the factor(s) that influence temperature in a climate?
Latitude and Altitude
Distance from large bodies of water
Ocean Currents
All of them
What is a Surface Current?
something that causes upwelling
40 meters below sea level
a calm wind over land
wind-driven; swift moving current
Where is the Temperate Zone?
23*N/S to 66*N/S
23*N to 23*S
66*N/S to 90*N/S
35*N/S to 67*N/S
Why do objects that are airborne move at a curve rather than a straight line?
Greenhouse Effect
Coriolis Effect
Math Effect
Deep Water Effect
What is the Greenhouse Effect?
the trapping of the sun's warmth in a Earth's lower atmosphere
the growing of plants, specifically tomatoes, out of season
the trapping of gases in a glass room
the process of passing laws to restrict pollution
