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Climate

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
What is the condition of the Earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place?
a)
climate
b)
temperature
c)
weather
d)
air pressure
3.
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
4.
What is the height of an area above sea level?
a)
elevation
b)
topography
c)
latitude
d)
longitude
5.
What is the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?
a)
climate
b)
temperature
c)
elevation
d)
precipitation
6.
What causes some areas of Earth to receive less intense solar energy than others?
a)
the mass of earth
b)
the curve of earth
c)
the density of earth
d)
the elevation of earth
7.
The temperature of a tropical climate is?
a)
consistently warm
b)
consistently cool
c)
consistently moderate
d)
warm and cool
8.
A polar climate is?
a)
warm and cool
b)
consistently moderate
c)
consistently cool
d)
consistently warm
9.
A temperate climate is?
a)
consistently cool
b)
consistently warm
c)
consistently moderate
d)
warm and cool
10.
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
11.

What is climate?

a)

weather

b)

rain, sleet, snow, or hail

c)

average weather in a region over a long period of time

d)

average weather in a region over a short period of time

12.

Regions closest to ________________ tend to have warmer year-round climates.

a)

Forest Fires

b)

South Pole

c)

North Pole

d)

the Equator

13.

What causes seasons to change?

a)

Earth's rotation

b)

Earth's tilt

c)

Hot and Cold

d)

The changing orbit of the the Earth

14.

Is the Earth heated evenly?

a)

Yes

b)

No

15.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects climate?

a)

ocean currents

b)

mountains

c)

the amount of snow you get on Christmas

d)

latitude

16.

Swamps have a lot of plant life because the ground is wet.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Which biome is very dry for most or all of the year?

a)

rainforest

b)

temperate forest

c)

swamp

d)

desert

18.

The temperature of an ocean current _____ affect the climate of the land nearby.

a)

does

b)

does not

19.

Most of the United States is in Earth's ___________ climate zone.

a)

polar

b)

tropical

c)

temperate

d)

subtropical

20.

Raised land coming to a point is called a(n) ___________.

a)

altitude

b)

rain shadow

c)

global wind

d)

mountain

21.

What are the three heat zones? Type from top to bottom :

(a)  

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