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Climate and Weather

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What causes wind to blow?

a)

Animal movement

b)

Ocean currents

c)

Similar air temperatures

d)

Differences in air temperatures

2.

Water flowing in a continuous path through the ocean is called

a)

the Coriolis Effect

b)

an ocean highway

c)

an ocean current

d)

an ocean river

3.

The warm, strong current off the coast of Florida is the

a)

North Equatorial Current

b)

East Australian Current

c)

Gulf Stream

d)

California Current

e)

Brazil Current

4.

The deflection of currents due to Earth's rotation is called the

a)

Rotation Effect

b)

Current Effect

c)

Upwelling Effect

d)

Deflection Effect

e)

Coriolis Effect

5.

The Coriolis Effect changes a current's path due to Earth's

a)

rotation

b)

winds

c)

tides

d)

temperature differences

6.

Heat transfer is really neat! It always goes from

a)

hot to cold

b)

cold to hot

c)

top to bottom

d)

bottom to top

7.

Warm water is _____ dense and _____ than cold water

a)

more; heavier

b)

more; lighter

c)

less; heavier

d)

less; lighter

8.

Surface currents and deep ocean currents join together to make

a)

the East Australian Current

b)

warm currents

c)

the global conveyor belt

d)

the Coriolis Effect

9.

Ocean currents move energy in the form of

a)

salt

b)

heat

c)

oxygen

d)

nutrients

10.
El Nino occurs when the tropical ocean waters are warmer in which ocean?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Indian
c)
Pacific
d)
Arctic
11.

The image is of a(n):

a)

El Nino event

b)

La Nina event

c)

Non-El Nino (normal conditions)

12.

The picture below is of a(n) ____ event.

a)

Non-El Nino (Normal)

b)

El Nino

c)

La Nina

13.

The picture represents a(n) ___ event.

a)

El Nino

b)

La Nina

c)

Non-El Nino (normal conditions)

14.
Increased carbon dioxide may cause global warming by trapping more ____________ in the atmosphere.
a)
water
b)
gases
c)
heat
d)
water vapor
15.

What is the direct cause of rising sea levels?

a)

Melting Sea Ice

b)

Melting Land Ice

c)

Climate Change

16.
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
17.

The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is

a)

riding bicycles

b)

burning fossil fuels

c)

texting on cellphones

d)

eating meat

18.
T/F: Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere
a)
True
b)
False
19.
How does the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere affect climate?
a)
As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures increase
b)
As carbon dioxide concentration increase, temperatures decrease.
c)
Carbon dioxide concentrations have no affect on climate
d)
As carbon dioxide concentrations increase, temperatures become more random.