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Climate

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

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1.

Latitude, elevation and proximity to water are characteristics that affect ...

a)

weather

b)

climate

c)

the Sun

d)

The moon

2.

Polar, tropical and temperate are types of

a)

weather

b)

clouds

c)

climate zones

d)

precipitation

3.

Polar climate is

a)

The distance of a place above sea level,and can affect an area's temperature.

b)

A type of climate found in the areas around the north and south pole, where the weather is cold and dry, with long, dark winters.

c)

A type of climate found in the areas just north or south of the equator, where weather is usually hot and has wet air with a lot of precipitation.

d)

A type of climate where there are changing seasons and mild weather with warm summers and cool winters with year-round rain or snow.

4.

Tropical climate is

a)

The distance of a place above sea level,and can affect an area's temperature.

b)

A type of climate found in the areas around the north and south pole, where the weather is cold and dry, with long, dark winters.

c)

A type of climate found in the areas just north or south of the equator, where weather is usually hot and has wet air with a lot of precipitation.

d)

A type of climate where there are changing seasons and mild weather with warm summers and cool winters with year-round rain or snow.

5.

Temperate climate is

a)

The distance of a place above sea level,and can affect an area's temperature.

b)

A type of climate found in the areas around the north and south pole, where the weather is cold and dry, with long, dark winters.

c)

A type of climate found in the areas just north or south of the equator, where weather is usually hot and has wet air with a lot of precipitation.

d)

A type of climate where there are changing seasons and mild weather with warm summers and cool winters with year-round rain or snow.

6.

Desert, grassland, mountains, rain forest, tundra, and wetland such as swamps are types of...

a)

The distance of a place above sea level,and can affect an area's temperature.

b)

The distance of a place north or south of the equator, as the Sun warms the equator more than the poles, climate varies with latitude.

c)

types of environments

d)

A type of climate where there are changing seasons and mild weather with warm summers and cool winters with year-round rain or snow.

7.

What is elevation?

a)

The distance of a place above sea level,and can affect an area's temperature.

b)

The distance of a place north or south of the equator, as the Sun warms the equator more than the poles, climate varies with latitude.

c)

types of environments

d)

A type of climate where there are changing seasons and mild weather with warm summers and cool winters with year-round rain or snow.

8.

What is climate?

a)

The distance of a place above sea level,and can affect an area's temperature.

b)

The distance of a place north or south of the equator, as the Sun warms the equator more than the poles, climate varies with latitude.

c)

types of environments

d)

The weather found in a certain place over a long period of timecl

9.

What is a desert?

a)

A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse (little) vegetation

b)

wide expanses of land filled with low growing plants such as grasses and wildflowers. The amount of rain is not enough to grow tall trees and produce a forest, but it is enough to not form a desert

c)

occur around the equator in the hot, wet region,high rainfall and year-round high temperatures, home to a great variety of plants and animals

d)

areas experience a very harsh winter and a cool summer,region with no trees and ground is frozen

10.

What is a tundra?

a)

A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse (little) vegetation

b)

wide expanses of land filled with low growing plants such as grasses and wildflowers. The amount of rain is not enough to grow tall trees and produce a forest, but it is enough to not form a desert

c)

occur around the equator in the hot, wet region,high rainfall and year-round high temperatures, home to a great variety of plants and animals

d)

areas experience a very harsh winter and a cool summer,region with no trees and ground is frozen

11.

What is a rainforest?

a)

A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse (little) vegetation

b)

wide expanses of land filled with low growing plants such as grasses and wildflowers. The amount of rain is not enough to grow tall trees and produce a forest, but it is enough to not form a desert

c)

occur around the equator in the hot, wet region,high rainfall and year-round high temperatures, home to a great variety of plants and animals

d)

areas experience a very harsh winter and a cool summer,region with no trees and ground is frozen

12.

What is a grassland?

a)

A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse (little) vegetation

b)

wide expanses of land filled with low growing plants such as grasses and wildflowers. The amount of rain is not enough to grow tall trees and produce a forest, but it is enough to not form a desert

c)

occur around the equator in the hot, wet region,high rainfall and year-round high temperatures, home to a great variety of plants and animals

d)

areas experience a very harsh winter and a cool summer,region with no trees and ground is frozen

13.

What is a wetland?

a)

A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse (little) vegetation

b)

wide expanses of land filled with low growing plants such as grasses and wildflowers. The amount of rain is not enough to grow tall trees and produce a forest, but it is enough to not form a desert

c)

occur around the equator in the hot, wet region,high rainfall and year-round high temperatures, home to a great variety of plants and animals

d)

areas where water covers the soil, or is present either at or near the surface of the soil all year or for varying periods of time during the year, including during the growing season (swamps)

14.

What is convection?

a)

A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse (little) vegetation

b)

process of heat transfer in fluids by the actual motion of matter.

c)

occur around the equator in the hot, wet region,high rainfall and year-round high temperatures, home to a great variety of plants and animals

d)

areas where water covers the soil, or is present either at or near the surface of the soil all year or for varying periods of time during the year, including during the growing season (swamps)

15.

What is severe weather?

a)

A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse (little) vegetation

b)

process of heat transfer in fluids by the actual motion of matter.

c)

blizzards, hailstorms, heavy rain, hurricanes, ice storms, thunderstorms, tropical storms and tornadoes

d)

areas where water covers the soil, or is present either at or near the surface of the soil all year or for varying periods of time during the year, including during the growing season (swamps)

16.

What is natural disaster?

a)

a natural event such as a flood, earthquake, or hurricane that causes great damage or loss of life:

b)

process of heat transfer in fluids by the actual motion of matter.

c)

blizzards, hailstorms, heavy rain, hurricanes, ice storms, thunderstorms, tropical storms and tornadoes

d)

areas where water covers the soil, or is present either at or near the surface of the soil all year or for varying periods of time during the year, including during the growing season (swamps)

17.

An area is on the equator The area is very dry. The area is near sea level. Which other word would describe the area?

a)

hot

b)

cold

c)

grassy

d)

forested

18.

Which is true of the seasonal weather pattern of places that are at the same latitude?

a)

They have the same wind patterns

b)

They have the same amount of rain

c)

They have the same intensity of sunlight

d)

They have the same kinds of severe weather

19.

What is latitude?

a)

The distance of a place above sea level,and can affect an area's temperature.

b)

The distance of a place north or south of the equator, as the Sun warms the equator more than the poles, climate varies with latitude.

c)

horizontal, imaginery lines, running around parallelly and at, equal distances above and below the equator

d)

A type of climate where there are changing seasons and mild weather with warm summers and cool winters with year-round rain or snow.

20.

Clara says that her school is in a desert. Which fact about her schoolyard most helps her claim?

a)

the school yard has few trees

b)

the schoolyard has rocks and sand

c)

the schoolyard gets warm in the summer

d)

the schoolyard gets little rain during the year.

21.

What area is the coldest?

a)

rainforest

b)

tundra

c)

grassland

d)

reef

22.

Which high average daily temperature and heavy annual precipitation are found in a

a)

desert

b)

grassland

c)

rainforest

d)

tundra

23.

Which biome (environment or climate) has the most vegetation?

a)

desert

b)

forest

c)

grassland

d)

tundra

24.

An area is semi arid, has few trees, and is home to ground nesting birds. This area is most likely part of which biome?

a)

tundra

b)

taiga

c)

grassland

d)

desert

25.

Air masses from the ______ bring warm, humid air.

a)

Canada

b)

North part of the Pacific Ocean

c)

my pool

d)

Gulf of Mexico

26.

_______________ usually occur in warm and wet environments.

a)

desert

b)

swamps

c)

mountains

d)

valley

27.

The top of a mountain usually has ___ temperatures and ____ humidity.

a)

cool, low

b)

hot, dry

c)

warm, dry

d)

rainy, medium

28.

Generally its warmest near the equator and coolest near the poles. This is because of ______ affecting the temperature.

a)

precipitation

b)

barometric (air) pressure

c)

latitude lines

d)

longitude lines

29.

______ fronts form where a fast moving cold air mass meets a warm air mass.

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

hot

d)

medium

30.

This climate zone has long wet winters and shorter, drier summers.

a)

swamp

b)

Tropical rain forest

c)

Everglades (swamp)

d)

Temperate Rainforest

31.

A region covered by water, but not totally land or totally water?

a)

swamp

b)

tropical rainforest

c)

Everglades

d)

Temperate Rainforest

32.

Large wetland area in South Florida with hot summers and mild winters.

a)

Swamp

b)

Tropical Rainforest

c)

Everglades

d)

Temperate Rainforest

33.

This environment has warm temperatures, high humidity and annual rainfall between 203 and 1,016 cm (80 and 400 inches).

a)

swamp

b)

tropical rainforest

c)

Everglades

d)

Temperate Rainforest

34.

Temperature, air pressure and humidity decrease as altitude (height) increases. Precipitation increases with altitude.

a)

Hot desert climate

b)

Mountain climate

c)

Cold desert climate

d)

Playground Climate

35.

This environment has hot summers and light rainfall in the winter. Very low humidity and dry conditions.

a)

Hot desert climate

b)

Mountain climate

c)

Cold desert climate

d)

Playground climate

36.

This environment has short, moist, moderately warm summers and cold, ling winters. Very low humidity and dry conditions.

a)

Hot desert climate

b)

Mountain climate

c)

Cold desert climate

d)

Playground climate

37.

The weather during the summers in the tundra region can be described as _____________________.

a)

warm 21°C (70°F) and dry

b)

warm 21°C (70°F) and humid

c)

cool 10°C (50°F) and dry

d)

cool 10°C (50°F) and humid

38.

Which statement is false about air?

a)

Air can expand to fit into large and small spaces.

b)

Air floats around freely and has no mass

c)

Air can contain water vapor.

d)

The same amount of air can take up different volumes.

39.

Which statement is true about air pressure?

a)

Air pressure pushes downwards on all objects on Earth.

b)

The heaviest air molecules are found at the Earth's surface.

c)

Air pressure becomes stronger as elevation increases.

d)

The force of gravity creates air pressure.

40.

Elevation is the main influencer of air pressure on Earth.

a)

true

b)

false

41.

Air pressure increases as elevation

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

remains the same

42.

Air pressure decreases as elevation

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

remains the same