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Pre test Climate ( Module 5)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the best answer.

What will happen if there is too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

a)

Greenhouse effect occurs.

b)

Temperature increases.

c)

Water vapor condenses.

d)

Climate changes.

2.

Why does cloud formation disappear as the air moves slowly towards the leeward side of a mountain?

a)

The air condenses as it moves to the leeward side.

b)

The amount of water vapor is not enough.

c)

The temperature becomes lower.

d)

There is too much water vapor.

3.

Which side of the mountain often receives the most precipitation?

a)

leeward side

b)

rain shadow

c)

windward side

d)

peak

4.

Which is the best practice to reduce the effect of climate change?

a)

livestock raising

b)

organic farming

c)

burning fossil fuel

d)

car manufacturing

5.

Which of the following shows the effect of climate change?

a)

rising of sea level

b)

deforestation of the forest

c)

coastal erosion in some places

d)

siltation of bodies of water

6.

During summer, many people visit Baguio because of the cold weather. What do you think makes Baguio cold?

a)

The latitude

b)

The altitude

c)

The topography

d)

The distance from the ocean

7.

Why do places at the same latitude but different altitudes have different climate?

a)

Amount of heat received varies.

b)

Amount of precipitation differs.

c)

Higher altitudes have lower temperature.

d)

Higher altitudes have higher temperature.

8.

The arrows on the cross section below show the prevailing wind that flows over a mountain. Points A and B represent locations on opposite sides of the mountain. Which statement correctly describes the differences in the climates of locations A and B?

a)

Location A is cooler and wetter than location B.

b)

Location A is warmer and drier than location B.

c)

Location B is cooler and drier than location A.

d)

Location B is warmer and wetter than location A.

9.

The coldest climates on Earth are located at or near poles primarily because Earth’s polar regions ______.

a)

Receive less total yearly hours of daylight

b)

Absorb the greatest amount of insolation

c)

Are usually farthest from the Sun

d)

Receive mostly low-angle insolation

10.

Which diagram best illustrates how air rising over a mountain produces precipitation?

a)
b)
c)
d)