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WorksheetsChapter 3: Climate
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 14mins
The Vernal____________ is the start of Spring, which begins on _________ 21st.
Solstice; March
Solstice; April
Equinox; March
Equinox; March
The longest day of the year falls on the Summer _________.
Equinox
Vernal
Fall
Solstice
The transfer of heat in the atmosphere in an upward move of air is called...
global wamring
greenshouse effect
convection
convention
Cooler dense air in nearby pressure rushing into low pressure air causes which of the following?
air
wind
convection
the greenhouse effect
What influences climate?
Latitude
Elevation
Latitude and elevation
None of the above
Equinox means what?
Equal day
Equal night
Unequal day
Unequal night
What is the name of the weather event that happens every 2 to 7 years and which warms ocean in the Southern Pacific?
El Burro
El Niño
El Sueño
El Agua
What are the four mayor factors that influence regional climate?
Wind, ocean currents, latitude, elevation, and topography.
Wind, the Earth's tilt, latitude, elevation, and topography.
Rain, ocean currents, latitude, elevation, and topography.
None of the above.
Three three climate zones are:
Tropical, Temperate; Polar
Tropical, Temperate; Mild
Very hot, Temperate; Mild
None of the above
What is powerful funnel-shaped column of air which is measured on a scale from 1-5, and which people cannot prepare for?
Hurricane
Tornado
Drought
Mudslides
What is powerful pressure system which is measured on a scale from 1-5, and which people can prepare for?
Hurricane
Tornado
Drought
Mudslide
True or false: A typhoon and a tornado are the same thing.
True
False
Maybe true
Maybe false
Warm waters flow towards the __________.
Equator
Prime Meridian
Poles
Indian Ocean.
Cold waters flow towards the ______________________.
Equator
Prime Meridian
Poles
Indian Ocean
Ocean currents affect the ________of the lands, that the ____ cross.
climate; winds
temperature; winds
winds; climates
winds; temperature
As latitude increases, the air temperature drops ____ F degrees every _____ feet.
1.5; 1,000
1.5; 10,000
2.5; 1,000
3.5; 1,000
The Polar region has a high of ____ F degrees
40F
-40F
50F
-50F
Which of the following is located in a Tropical Wet climate region?
The Kara Sea
The Amazonian Jungle
Parrish Community High School
None of the above
Where would one find a Mediterranean climate?
Aleppo, Syria
Central Australia
Seattle, Washington
Rome, Italy
Where would one find a Desert climate?
Aleppo, Syria
Central Australia
Seattle, Washington
Rome, Italy
Where would one find a Tundra climate?
Aleppo, Syria
Northern Russia and Canada
Seattle, Washington
Parrish, Florida
Where would one find coniferous trees?
Amazon Rainforest
Germany
Northern Canada
The Sahara Desert
Temperature drops ____ degrees Fahrenheit, every ___ feet.
2.5; 1,000
3.5; 1,000
3.5; 5,000
6.5; 6,000
