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Weather and Climate

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What weather front is symbolized here?

a)

warm front

b)

cold front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

2.

What weather front is symbolized here?

a)

warm front

b)

cold front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

3.

What type of weather can you expect from a High pressure system?

a)

warm weather

b)

sunny, clear weather

c)

stormy, cloudy weather

d)

cold weather

4.

What type of weather can you expect from a Low pressure system?

a)

warm weather

b)

sunny, clear weather

c)

stormy, cloudy weather

d)

cold weather

5.

Hurricanes and tornadoes are examples of

a)

High pressure storms

b)

Low pressure storms

6.

How is weather different from climate?

a)

Weather is long term

b)

Weather is short term

7.

What is an example of an adaptation due to CLIMATE?

a)

a dog that has brown spots

b)

a human that has blue eyes

c)

a rose that is red

d)

an olive tree that is drought resistant

8.

What is the difference between climate and weather?

a)

Climate averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while weather describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.

b)

Weather averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while Climate describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.

c)

Climate describes the weather conditions at night, while weather describes the conditions during the daytime.

d)

There is not a difference between climate and weather.

9.

The closer you live to the ocean, the more likely your climate will be a...

a)

marine climate

b)

tropical climate

c)

continental climate

d)

subtropical climate

10.

The biggest factor in determining climate is?

a)

elevation

b)

ocean currents

c)

latitude

d)

mountains

11.

Which of these is NOT a factor that determines the climate of a place?

a)

latitude

b)

wind patterns

c)

longitude

d)

elevation

12.

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

a)

LOWER elevation = COLDER temperatures

b)

HIGHER elevation = COLDER temperatures

c)

HIGHER elevations = WARMER temperatures

d)

There is no relationship

13.

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

d)

temperate, tropical, polar

14.

Q. 

This photo represents a ______ climate 

a)

Tropical

b)

Polar

c)

Arid

d)

Temperate

15.

This photo represents a ______ climate

a)

Polar

b)

Temperate

c)

Tropical

d)

Arid

16.

The closer a place is to the ________, the warmer it will be

a)

Body of Water

b)

North and South Pole

c)

Equator

d)

Valley

17.

This photo represents a ________ climate

a)

Tropical

b)

Polar

c)

Arid

d)

Temperate