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Seasons and Climate

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following best describes the tilt of the earth when it is summer in the southern hemisphere?
a)
The northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun
b)
The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun
c)
The norther hemisphere is tilted neither toward or away from the sun
d)
Why are you talking about the northern hemisphere when you asked about the southern hemisphere?
2.
The earth is a tilted planet.  What is the degree of tilt?
a)
Approximately 25 degrees
b)
Exactly 25 degrees
c)
23.5 degrees
d)
90 degrees with respect to the sun
3.
Which of the following best describes equinoxes?
a)
The earth is tilted neither toward or away from the sun
b)
The norther hemisphere is tilted toward the sun
c)
The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun
d)
The southern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun
4.
Which of the following best describes solstice.
a)
Either the longest or shortest day of the year for a hemisphere
b)
December 21 or 22
c)
June 21 or 22
d)
All of the above
5.
What does the earth's tilt cause?
a)
The seasons
b)
Day and Night
c)
Tsunamis
d)
Earthquakes
6.
What effect does the tilt of the earth have?
a)
It changes the angle that the sun strikes the earth in different land areas
b)
It causes the earth to be farther away from the sun at different times of the year
c)
When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have night
d)
When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have day
7.
What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere when it is fall in the Northern Hemisphere?
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
8.
Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?
a)
The equator rotates slower than the poles.
b)
The equator remains the same distance from the sun.
c)
The equator always receives direct sunlight.
d)
The equator has 18 hour days.
9.
One rotation of Earth is equal to
a)
a day.
b)
a year.
10.
What would seasons be like if Earth's axis were straight up and down?
a)
Seasons would be the same.
b)
Seasons would be more extreme.
c)
There would be no seasons.
11.
Where on Earth can you experience entire days of darkness?
a)
The equator
b)
The poles
c)
The Tropic of Cancer
d)
The Tropic of Capricorn
12.
Object spinning on its axis. 
a)
revolution
b)
rotation
13.
Object orbiting another object. 
a)
revolution 
b)
rotation
14.
Longest day of the year
a)
Autumnal Equinox
b)
Summer Solstice 
c)
Winter Solstice
d)
Vernal Equinox
15.
Shortest day of the year
a)
Autumnal Equinox
b)
Summer Solstice 
c)
Winter Solstice
d)
Vernal Equinox
16.
One year is...
a)
355 days
b)
355 1/4 days
c)
365 days
d)
365 1/4 days
17.
The hemisphere where you live
a)
northern
b)
southern
18.
In winter, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
up
c)
down
d)
away
19.
In summer, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
up
c)
down
d)
away
20.
The term equinox means....
a)
equal amount of day light and equal amount of night
b)
Equal amount of winter and summer
c)
Equal amounts of hot dogs for everyone
d)
The longest day of the year
21.
Imaginary line that runs through the north & south poles of earth.
a)
axis
b)
equator
c)
latitude
d)
degrees
22.

Imaginary line that runs around the earth at 0 degrees

a)

axis

b)

equator

c)

longitude

d)

degrees

23.

Based on the diagram, which season would the northern hemisphere be experiencing?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

24.

What time of day is represented in the picture at letter x?

a)

Day

b)

Night

25.

The imaginary horizontal lines running parallel on the Earth is called

a)

Grid

b)

Latitude

c)

Longitude

d)

Heat zone

26.
The tropic zone is in between which two lines of latitude?
a)
Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle
b)
Tropic of Cancer & Tropic of Capricorn
c)
Tropic of Cancer & the Arctic Circle
d)
The equator & the Tropic of Cancer
27.
Why are the locations in high latitudes so much colder than the locations in low latitudes?
a)
They receive less direct sunlight.
b)
They receive more direction sunlight.
c)
The sun never shines there.
d)
The sun doesn't like those areas.
28.

What Biome would you expect to see close to the Equator?

a)

Desert

b)

Grasslands

c)

Tundra

d)

Rainforest

29.

As elevation _________________, temperature ___________________.

a)

increases; increases

b)

increases; decreases

30.

Which location has would have a warmer climate?

a)

A

b)

B

31.

As latitude _________________, temperature ___________________.

a)

increases; increases

b)

increases; decreases

32.

Climate is affected by many factors including:

a)

latitude, elevation, and proximity to bodies of water

b)

tides and currents

c)

hurricanes

d)

snow and sleet

33.

Which two factors determine the climate in a particular region?

a)

temperature and latitude

b)

precipitation and humidity

c)

temperature and precipitation

d)

humidity and air pressure

34.
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
35.
Which of these is NOT a factor that determines the climate of a place?
a)
latitude
b)
wind patterns
c)
longitude
d)
elevation
36.

The temperature of an inland city is usually hotter in the summer and cooler in the winter.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

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

a)

True

b)

False

38.

A region that is very dry for most or all of the year is called a ___________.

a)

swamp

b)

desert

c)

ecosystem

39.

The side of a mountain range that faces the oncoming wind and receives precipitation:

a)

Climate

b)

Windward

c)

Leeward

d)

Monsoon

40.

The side of a mountain range that faces away from the wind and receives little to no precipitation:

a)

Windward

b)

Leeward

c)

Monsoon

d)

Climate

41.

A gradual increase in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere:

a)

Global Warming

b)

Greenhouse Gas

c)

El Niño

d)

Climate

42.

Gases in the atmosphere that trap heat; carbon dioxide (CO2) is a major one:

a)

Greenhouse Gas

b)

Global Warming

c)

Sunspot

d)

CFCs

43.

1.What does the picture represent?

a)

Lines of latitude

b)

Greenhouse effect

c)

Climatic zones

d)

Weather patterns

44.

Which two are likely to result from global warming?

a)

increase in surface temperatures

b)

reduction in greenhouse gases

c)

rise in ocean levels

d)

decrease in air pollution

45.

Why are forests important in reducing climate change? Trees ____

a)

use Carbon Dioxide to make food

b)

provide building materials

c)

are an important food source

d)

reflect all sunlight away from the Earth

46.

Which TWO activities produce the greatest amount of greenhouse gases?

a)

Deforestation

b)

Electricity generation

c)

Transportation

d)

Landfills

47.

Which BEST explains why is there an increase in CO2 ?

a)

Rapid boost in the by burning of fossil fuels

b)

increase education about climate change

c)

Population growth leads to exhaling more CO2

d)

CO2 is released by the oceans as they warm

48.

Which is NOT an effect of an increase in global temperatures?

a)

Rise in ocean levels

b)

Stronger hurricanes

c)

Changes in the amount of rainfall

d)

Increased Diversity of animal species

49.

Which best explains how livestock farming contributes to global warming ? Animals __________

a)

waste pollutes the soil

b)

are consuming too much grass

c)

decayed matter emits too much carbon dioxide

d)

produce methane when they are digesting food

50.
Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?
a)
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960
b)
Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide
c)
humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels
d)
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960
51.
Which of the following gases DOES NOT trap heat?
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
nitrogen
c)
water vapor
d)
methane
52.
Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere
a)
True
b)
False
53.
Which of the following is contributing to an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
a)
deforestation
b)
photosynthesis
c)
oceans
d)
all of the above
54.
Melting of glaciers and polar ice caps....
a)
will result in cooler temperatures in the Arctic
b)
will result in sea-levels rising
c)
Will have no effect on ecosystems
d)
None of the above
55.
Carbon is stored in
a)
Trees and other living things
b)
Oceans
c)
underground in soil and fossil fuels
d)
All are correct

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