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WorksheetsClimates of the Earth Chapter 3
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
What causes some regions to receive more light and warmth from the sun and some less?
The Earth's axis is tilted
The global winds
The Earth's axis is upside-down
The global ocean currents
The Earth has a _____ hour rotation.
24
36
247
236
The part of the Earth that faces the sun gets what?
warmth and darkness
brightness and coldness
warmth and brightness
coldness and darkness
Because of the Earth's tilt and revolution around the sun it makes __________.
the four seasons
the two main seasons
the seven seasons
the many seasons
When do people have summer?
When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun.
When the Eastern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun.
When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun.
When the Southern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun.
When do people have winter.
When the Southern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun.
When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun.
When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun.
When the Southern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun.
The Earth's atmosphere is like a _______.
park
greenhouse
garden
plants
The Earth traps the sun's radiation, but must also do what?
radiate heat away from the atmosphere
radiate cold back to the atmosphere
radiate heat back to the atmosphere
radiate cold away from the atmosphere
Earth's three latitude zones experience ________ degrees of sunlight creating their climates.
24
12
different
70
_______ affects temperature because its thinner air cannot hold much heat
elevation
location
degrees
seasons
Because the sunlight heats the earth unevenly, it makes low and high pressure areas. And these low and high pressure areas make ______.
heat
winds
coldness
climates
Ocean currents distribute what?
fishes
winds
sun's energy
coral reefs
What affects wind and ocean currents?
The earth's land and water rotation
The earth's rotation(changes in air pressure) and water temperatures
The earth's land and water temperatures
changes in air temperatures (the earth's land) and water temperatures
The effects of ocean current and winds change brings cooler or warmer weather and _______ to different regions.
biome
land forms
precipitation
elevation
Changes in ocean patterns and water temperatures affect what?
winds
climate
El Nino
La Nina
These changes to climate can often cause _______.
natural rainfall
rain
natural disasters
earthquakes
What are the examples of land forms that affect a regions climate.
bodies of water, mountains, and cites
bodies of water and mountains
bodies of water
mountains
Land forms cool and create precipitation which affects a region's ______.
food
climate
land forms
water
What are Earth's four climate zones?
-tropical
-dry
-mid-latitude
-________
forests
high-latitude
low-latitude
winter
What climates can it be wet with an abundance of plants and animals life?
dry
tropical
high-latitude
mid-latitude
The savannas, where a few highly specialized plants and animals live, is an example of what climate zone?
high-latitude
dry
tropical
mid-latitude
What distinguishes the low- and high-latitude?
amount of water and mountains
amount of rain and land forms
amount of snow and rain
amount of rain and vegetation
High-latitude climates can experience _________ temperatures all year with limiting vegetation.
zero
windy
freezing
boiling
What indicators that Earth's climate is changing?
earthquakes
severe weather changes
natural disasters
sea levels
Climate changes occur in a(an) _____________.
unnatural cycle of warming
greenhouse effect
natural cycle of warming and cooling.
uneven way
Humans activities like burning fossil fuels, destroying forests, and diverting natural water flow, changes _______.
animals
people
climate
oceans
Mid-latitude climates include...
boiling waters
freezing plains
humid subtropical
dry high lands
The ________ climates whose fluctuating weather patterns can create biomes that support mixed forests, prairies, and variable summers and winters.
low-latitude
mid-latitude
high-latitude
dry
Each of Earth's climate zones sustain different _______.
land forms
weather
biomes
animals
As cold polar water flows into warmer water near the equator, ______ flows back.
ice
cold water
warm water
sea life
