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Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name

Class

Date

The closer you live to an ocean the more likely your climate will be?

maritime

continental

tropical

polar

The biggest factor in determining climate is?

elevation

an ocean

latitude

mountain

The temperature of a tropical climate is?

consistently warm

consistently cool

consistently moderate

warm and cool

The gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere is known as ___________________.

greenhouse effect

global warming

fossil fuels

ice ages

Which sentence best describes the relationship between elevation and air temperatures?

LOWER elevation = COLDER temperatures

HIGHER elevation = COLDER temperatures

HIGHER elevations = WARMER temperatures

There is no relationship

What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?

polar, temperate, tropical

tropical, temperate, polar

temperate, polar, tropical

temperate, tropical, polar

What is weather?

What's happening in space at a time and place.

What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place.

The average weather over many years

The average temperature over many years.

What climate does a desert have?

Tropical

Polar

Arid/Dry

Temperate

The seasons are caused by___________?

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

Tropical Storms

Changes in the moon

The Earth's rotation on its axis

10.

Which of the following does NOT have an affect on a region's climate?

Large bodies of water

Latitude

Mountains

Longitude

11.

Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?

carbon monoxide

oxygen

nitrogen

carbon dioxide

12.

"When the altitude increases; the temperature decreases" is an example of what?

Influence of ocean currents

Influence of proximity to water

Influence of wind

Influence of elevation

13.

Which winds bring widespread rainfall over the mainland of India?

Sea breeze

Land breeze

North easterlies

South West monsoon

14.

What does the word monsoon literally mean ?

Season

Wind Pattern

Change

None of these

15.

Which is the coldest place in India ?

Shillong

Srinagar

Drass

Shimla

16.

Which one of the following places receives the highest rainfall in the world?

Silchar

Mawsynram

Cherrapunji

Guwahati

17.

Which of the following states suffer from loo ?

Tamil Nadu

Uttar Pradesh

Gujarat

None of these

18.

__________________ is the fast flowing cold air current in a narrow zone in the upper atmosphere.

Loo

Mango showers

Kaal Baisakhi

Jet Streams

19.

The full form of ITCZ is The Inter Tropical Convergence Zone.

True

False

20.

In which months is the season of rainfall experienced in India ?

January to March

April to May

June to September

October to December

21.

Which statement best explains why a desert often forms on the leeward side of a mountain?

Sinking air compresses and warms.

Sinking air expands and warms.

Rising air compresses and warms.

Rising air expands and warms.

22.

The planetary winds on Earth are indicated by the curving arrows in the diagram.
The curved paths of the planetary winds are a result of

changes in humidity.

changes in temperature.

Earth's rotation on its axis

Earth's gravitational force

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Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

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