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WorksheetsClimate and Weather Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
The short-term changes in the air for a given place and time is ______.
climate
weather
wind
a front
Which of the following shape weather and climate? Check all that apply.
sun
location
wind
water
mountains
Which is NOT true of climate?
it is a region's average weather conditions over a long period
it is based on data and experience
it is what the weather for a place is usually like during a certain time of year
it is the temperature and precipitation from hour to hour
Earth's tilt on its axis and movement around the sun create ____.
seasons
day and night
ocean currents
rain shadows
Earth's spherical shapes causes places near the ___ to be closer to the sun, thus warmer.
poles
equator
Higher latitude locations are generally colder than lower latitude locations.
TRUE
FALSE
As warm air rises, cooler air moves in to take its place, creating ___.
ocean currents
wind
storm surges
fronts
Earth's ___ causes prevailing winds to curve east or west rather than flowing directly north or south.
tilt
shape
rotation
size
Which is NOT true about prevailing winds?
they blow in the same direction over large areas of Earth
they can make a region warmer, colder, drier, or wetter
winds in the middle latitudes blow in a westerly direction
winds that form from cold air and pass over land often carry moisture
Near the poles, the sun's rays are less direct and more spread out, making it colder.
TRUE
FALSE
_____, or large streams of surface seawater, move heat around the Earth.
Doldrums
Typhoons
Ocean currents
Fronts
Large bodies of water make the temperature of the land nearby ______.
colder
milder
hotter
unstable
The place where two air masses of different temperatures or moisture content meet is a ___.
current
front
jet stream
doldrum
Which is NOT true about fronts and the severe weather they produce?
hurricanes and typhoons are the same type of storm
blizzards can produce tornadoes
fronts can produce rain and snow
the largest and most destructive storms are tornadoes
Check all of the ways that mountains influence temperature and precipitation.
temperature decreases with elevation
air blowing against a mountain rises, cools, then falls precipitation
a rain shadow is a dry area on a mountainside that is away from the wind
the base of the mountain is the coldest part
