WorksheetsClimate and Climate Graphs
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Why do Australia and China have opposite seasons?
They are both in the northern hemisphere
They are both in the southern hemisphere
They are in opposite hemispheres
They are both in the western hemisphere
What is climate?
What's happening in space at a time and place.
What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place
The average weather over many years
The average temperature over many years.
What climate does a desert have?
Tropical
Polar
Arid/Dry
Temperate
Based on the Rainshadow Effect, the leeward side of a mountain will be ___________________ and windward side (near the ocean) will be _________.
wet and dry
dry and wet
wet on both sides
dry on both sides
On a climograph the Line Graph measures?
Precipitation
Temperature
Three Characteristics that make up climate
weather, humidity
seasons, precipitation, temperature
wind, latitude, pollution
nearness to a desert
The seasons are caused by___________?
The direction the Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun
Tropical Storms
Changes in the moon
The Earth's revolution on its axis around the Sun
0 -23.5 Latitude
High Latitudes Polar
Mid Latitudes Temperate
Low Latitudes Tropical
23.5-66 latitude
High Latitude (polar)
Mid Latitude (Temperate)
Low Latitude (Tropics)
66-90 Latitude
High Latitude (polar)
Low Latitude (temperate)
Low Latitude (Tropical)
What Hemisphere is Sydney Australia?
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
This location gets
All four seasons
Wet/Dry Seasons
Spring Summer Fall
What type of Climate would you find at the high latitudes?
warm summers and cool winters
cold all year long
hot all year long
hot summer and cold winters
Large bodies of water such as oceans or lakes ________________ temperatures.
Raise
Lower
Moderate or Even out
Don’t change
As the elevation increases the temperature
decreases
increases
stays the same
none of the above
