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8.5 Regional Climate Test Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the long term weather conditions for a given area?

a)

Air pressure

b)

Climate

c)

Seasons

d)

Coriolis Effect

2.

Which BEST describes the movement of warm and cold air in Convection Cells on Earth?

a)

Cold air will rise in the atmosphere and warm air sinks

b)

Warm air will rise in the atmosphere and the cold air sinks

c)

The cold and warm air will both behave the same.

d)

Convection cells only occur in liquids like water

3.

Which of the following BEST describes density?

a)

Density is a measurement of the movement of particles in a substance

b)

Density describes the amount of salt in a substance

c)

How much thermal energy a substance can hold

d)

How closely packed together the particles are in a substance

4.

What happens to cool air at the poles of our planet?

a)

It sinks and forms clouds

b)

It sinks and is very dry

c)

It rises and forms clouds

d)

It rises and is very dry

5.

Imagine you live in the Southern Hemisphere and it is winter time. What season is it in the Northern Hemisphere?

a)

Fall

b)

Winter

c)

Spring

d)

Summer

6.

What is the relationship between altitude and temperature in our atmosphere?

a)

The higher your altitude, the higher the temperature

b)

The lower your altitude, the lower the temperature

c)

The higher your altitude, the lower the temperature

d)

Temperature and altitude are independent of each other

7.

Which BEST describes the Coriolis Effect

a)

The process where water changes from a gas state (water vapor) to a liquid

b)

Winds that blow from a dominant direction over Earth’s surface

c)

Earth's rotation causes currents of water to curve

d)

How much energy it takes to raise the temperature of a substance

8.

Based on your Lesson 5 Global Wind Diagram Model in your science notebook, describe the regional climate at 30 degrees South Latitude.

a)

Hot and Wet

b)

Cool and Wet

c)

Warm and Dry

d)

Straight up Cold

9.

Based on the 8.5 Lesson 5 Connect, Regional Climates Model in your science notebook, what prevailing wind affects the climate of the East Coast of the USA

a)

Tradewinds

b)

Prevailing winds

c)

Convection winds

d)

Westerlies

10.

True or False. The prevailing winds on planet Earth move in the same direction in both Hemispheres.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

In a continental climate region you would experience

a)

A great variety of temperatures throughout the year with little rain.

b)

Little variety in temperature throughout the year and a lot of rain.

c)

A cool and dry climate all year.

d)

A hot and wet climate all year.

12.

Which would you expect to absorb and release energy at the slowest rate.

a)

Plasma

b)

Air

c)

Sand

d)

Water

13.

Examine the Climograph above. What information does the red line represent?

a)

the amount precipitation throughout the year

b)

the range of temperatures throughout the year

14.

Examine the Climograph above. Based on this information, you would expect:

a)

a large variation of temperature throughout the year and very wet conditions

b)

little variation of temperature throughout the year and very wet conditions

c)

a large variation of temperature throughout the year and dry conditions

d)

little variation of temperature throughout the year and dry conditions

15.

Refer to the Climograph above. Based on this information we would expect:

a)

a large variation of temperature throughout the year and wet conditions

b)

a large variation of temperature throughout the year and dry conditions

c)

little variation of temperature throughout the year and wet conditions

d)

little variation of temperature throughout the year and dry conditions