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The Physical Environment: Types of Climates

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

There are ______ types of climate.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

2.

Which type of climate is: In this hot and humid zone, the average temperatures are greater than 64°F (18°C) year-round and there is more than 59 inches of precipitation each year.

a)

Tropical

b)

Temperate

c)

Polar

d)

Continental

e)

Dry

3.

Which type of climate is: So dry because moisture is rapidly evaporated from the air and there is very little precipitation.

a)

Tropical

b)

Temperate

c)

Dry

d)

Polar

e)

Continental

4.

Which type of climate is: Typically warm and humid summers with thunderstorms and mild winters.

a)

Tropical

b)

Continental

c)

Dry

d)

Temperate

e)

Polar

5.

Which type of climate is: warm to cool summers and very cold winters. In the winter, this zone can experience snowstorms, strong winds, and very cold temperatures—sometimes falling below -22°F (-30°C)!

a)

Tropical

b)

Continental

c)

Dry

d)

Polar

e)

Temperate

6.

Which type of climate is: In the polar climate zones, it’s extremely cold. Even in summer, the temperatures here never go higher than 50°F (10°C)!

a)

Polar

b)

Continental

c)

Temperate

d)

Tropical

e)

Dry

7.

Which one of these is NOT one of the 5 types of climates?

a)

Polar

b)

Dry

c)

Warm

d)

Continental

e)

Temperate

8.

Which color represents where one could see Tropical climates on the map?

a)

Blue

b)

Yellow

c)

Pink

d)

Green

9.

Which color represents where one could see Polar climates on the map?

a)

Yellow

b)

Pink

c)

Green

d)

Blue

10.

Which color represents where one could see Temperate climates on the map?

a)

Yellow

b)

Blue

c)

Green

d)

Pink