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Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
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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 climate does a desert have?
a)
Tropical
b)
Polar
c)
Arid/Dry
d)
Temperate
3.
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
4.
Which of the following does NOT have an affect on a region's climate?
a)
Large bodies of water
b)
Latitude
c)
Mountains
d)
Longitude
5.
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
6.
What is the reference point used to measure elevation?
a)
lake level
b)
sea level
c)
zero
d)
elevation
7.
What are the two main factors that determine the climate of an area?
a)
precipitation and humidity
b)
temperature and air pressure
c)
wind conditions and humidity
d)
temperature and precipitation
8.
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
9.
Which sentence best describes how latitude and temperature are related?
a)
LOWER latitude = COLDER air temperature
b)
HIGHER latitude = COLDER air temperature
c)
HIGHER latitude = WARMER temperatures
10.
How do ocean currents influence climate?
a)
Ocean currents influence the waves of the Ocean
b)
Ocean
c)
Ocean currents influence precipitation
11.
"When the altitude increases; the temperature decreases" is an example of what?
a)
Influence of ocean currents
b)
Influence of proximity to water
c)
Influence of wind
d)
Influence of elevation
12.
Large bodies of water affecting the temperature of region in an example of which climatic element?
a)
Influence of elevation
b)
Proximity to water
c)
Influence of ocean currents
d)
Influence of latitudes
13.
Areas closer to the __________ receive more direct Sun.
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Poles
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
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