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Climate

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 8hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is climate?
a)
What's happening in space at a time and place.
b)
What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place
c)
The average weather over many years
d)
The average temperature over many years.
2.
What is weather?
a)
What's happening in space at a time and place.
b)
What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place.
c)
The average weather over many years
d)
The average temperature over many years.
3.
What climate does a desert have?
a)
Tropical
b)
Polar
c)
Arid/Dry
d)
Temperate
4.
Antarctica is cold all the time. What is it's climate?
a)
Tropical
b)
Polar
c)
Arid/Dry
d)
Temperate
5.

The seasons are caused by___________?

a)

The direction the Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun

b)

Tropical Storms

c)

Changes in the moon

d)

The weather

6.
In which position is it Spring in the Northern Hemisphere?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.
Which of the following is NOT a natural cause of climate change?
a)
pollution
b)
meteorite collisions
c)
solar spots
d)
Volcanic eruptions
8.

Why do Australia and China have opposite seasons?

a)

They are both in the northern hemisphere

b)

They are both in the southern hemisphere

c)

They are in opposite hemispheres

d)

They are both in the western hemisphere

9.

Based on the Rainshadow Effect, the leeward side of a mountain will be ___________________ and windward side (near the ocean) will be _________.

a)

wet and dry

b)

dry and wet

c)

wet on both sides

d)

dry on both sides

10.

Three factors that influence climate

a)

weather, humidity

b)

seasons, precipitation, temperature

c)

wind, latitude, pollution

d)

nearness to a desert

11.

What Hemisphere is Sydney Australia?

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

12.

What type of Climate would you find at the high latitudes?

a)

warm summers and cool winters

b)

cold all year long

c)

hot all year long

d)

hot summer and cold winters

13.

Large bodies of water such as oceans or lakes ________________ temperatures.

a)

Raise

b)

Lower

c)

Moderate or Even out

d)

Don’t change

14.

As the elevation increases the temperature

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

stays the same

d)

none of the above

15.

Areas closer to the equator receive more direct energy from the Sun and have warmer temperatures.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The driving force of the Water Cycle is?

a)

The troposphere

b)

The Sun

c)

The oxygen

d)

The clouds

17.

The Coriolis Effect is caused by what?

a)

The wind blowing

b)

Earth's gravity pulling things down

c)

The rotation of the Earth

d)

The pull of the Moon

18.

The Coriolis effect causes ___________.

a)

the Earth to rotate on its axis

b)

earthquakes

c)

global winds to move in a curved path instead of a straight line

d)

the Earth to revolve around the sun

19.

Which climate zone is #1?

a)

Tropical Rain Forest

b)

Desert

c)

Grassland

d)

Tundra

20.

Which climate zone is #2?

a)

Tropical Rain Forest

b)

Desert

c)

Grassland

d)

Tundra

21.

Which climate zone is #3?

a)

Tropical Rain Forest

b)

Desert

c)

Grassland

d)

Tundra

22.

Which climate zone is #6?

a)

Tropical Rain Forest

b)

Desert

c)

Grassland

d)

Tundra

23.

Which number represents Tropical Rain Forest?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

10

d)

8

24.

Which number represents Temperate Rain Forest?

a)

1

b)

7

c)

10

d)

8

25.
_______ affects weather because the further north or south you go from the Equator, the less solar energy (heat).
a)
altitude
b)
latitude
c)
sunlight
d)
atmosphere
26.
______ affects weather and climate because it heats the Earth unevenly.
a)
latitude
b)
altitude
c)
atmosphere
d)
sunlight
27.
______ is the average pattern for weather over a long period of time.
a)
climate
b)
weather
c)
forecast
d)
sunlight
28.
Earth is unevenly heated due to its?
a)
oceans and moon
b)
tilt and shape
c)
gravity and clouds
d)
climate and weather
29.
How hot or cold something is - 
a)
friction
b)
temperature
c)
gravity
30.
What are the two main factors that determine the climate of an area?
a)
precipitation and humidity
b)
temperature and air pressure
c)
wind conditions and humidity
d)
temperature and precipitation
31.
The biggest factor in determining climate is?
a)
elevation
b)
an ocean
c)
latitude
d)
mountain
32.
A polar climate is?
a)
warm and cool
b)
consistently moderate
c)
consistently cool
d)
consistently warm
33.
The temperature of a tropical climate is?
a)
consistently warm
b)
consistently cool
c)
consistently moderate
d)
warm and cool
34.

The condition of the air outdoors is-

a)

climate

b)

weather

c)

average temperature

35.
A polar climate in the US?
a)
Virginia
b)
New York
c)
Maine
d)
Alaska
36.
What is the climate of the top of a mountain like as compared to the bottom of the mountain?
a)
warmer
b)
cooler
c)
drier
d)
wetter
37.
What is the difference between climate and weather?
a)
 Climate averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while weather describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.
b)
 Weather averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while Climate describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.
c)
Climate describes the weather conditions at night, while weather describes the conditions during the daytime.
d)
 There is not a difference between climate and weather.
38.
What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?
a)
polar, temperate, tropical
b)
tropical, temperate, polar
c)
temperate, polar, tropical
d)
temperate, tropical, polar
39.
What causes winds to form on Earth?
a)
solar energy
b)
ocean currents
c)
elevation differences
d)
uneven heating of the Earth by the sun
40.
Which BEST describes why latitudes closest to the equator have warmer climates?
a)
they are at lower elevations
b)
they receive more solar energy
c)
they are nearer to ocean currents
d)
they get more winds that carry energy in the form of heat
41.
A continuous, directed movement of ocean water.
a)
Ocean Current
b)
Ocean Climate
c)
Ocean Pollution
d)
Ocean Concurrent
42.
When the altitude increases; the temperature decreases
a)
True
b)
False
43.

There is more precipitation above the ocean than on land. Evaporation adds moisture to the air.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

The temperature of an ocean current affects the ___________ of the land nearby.

a)

climate

b)

latitude

c)

elevation

d)

global winds

45.
 A fast moving cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass is called a _________________
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
46.
A warm air mass overtakes a slow-moving cold air mass is called a _____________________.
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
47.
Cold and warm masses meet, but neither can move the other is called a ______________________
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
48.
A warm air mass is caught between two cooler air masses is called a ________________________.
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
49.
A huge body of air that has similar temperature and humidity at any given height is called an __________________________.
a)
front
b)
jet stream
c)
air mass
d)
cyclone
50.
What is a front?
a)
The boundary where two like air masses meet.
b)
The boundary where two unlike air masses meet
51.
What is the only front that has three air masses?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
52.
Which front would you possibly see heavy rain or snow fall?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
53.
Which front has the symbol of blue triangles?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
54.
Which front has the symbol of a red line with half circles?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
55.
In the winter, Continental polar air masses bring what type of air to North America?
a)
dry and warm
b)
humid and cold
c)
dry and cold
d)
humid and warm
56.
The average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area is known as ______________________.
a)
latitude
b)
weather
c)
climate
d)
altitude
57.
A severe storm that involves strong winds and forms over warm water is:
a)
tornado
b)
thunderstorm
c)
hurricane
d)
blizzard
58.
A severe storm which involves a funnel cloud forming from a cumulonimbus cloud:
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
thunderstorm
d)
blizzard
59.
This severe weather involves lightning, rain, and forms from a cumulonimbus cloud.
a)
thunderstorm
b)
tornado
c)
hurricane
d)
blizzard
60.
Humidity is the...
a)
Amount of Water Vapor in the Air
b)
Amount of Wind in the Air
c)
Amount of Precipitation in the Air
d)
Amount of Pressure in the Air
61.
________________ are made of water vapor that condenses in the troposphere.
a)
dew
b)
clouds
c)
evaporation
d)
transpiration
62.
Because the earth is spinning on its axis, the global winds appear to curve. This is known as the __________ ________.
a)
Coriolis Effect
b)
Greenhouse Effect
c)
Climate Effect
d)
Atmosphere Effect
63.
What kind of weather is usually associated with a low pressure system?
a)
Sunny weather
b)
Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)
64.
What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?
a)
Sunny weather
b)
Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)
65.
What measures temperature?
a)
barometer
b)
anemometer
c)
thermometer
d)
psychrometer

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