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4.2 Atmospheric Temperature

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Atmospheric temperature indicates the amount of _______ in the _____

a)

water, sea

b)

heat, clouds

c)

water, air

d)

heat, air

2.

Temperature varies according to the ____________, ________________ and ______________

a)

temperature, climate and weather

b)

altitude, latitude, climate

c)

altitude, distance from the sea, climate

d)

altitude, distance from the sea, and latitude

3.

At higher altitude, the air is ______ dense

a)

less

b)

more

4.

At higher altitudes, temperatures are _______

a)

lower

b)

higher

5.

At the equator, solar rays hit the earth at a ____ degree angle

a)

0

b)

30

c)

45

d)

90

6.

True or False: In the summer, the land heats up before the sea

a)

True

b)

False

7.

In the summer, air coming off the sea ________ the land

a)

heats

b)

cools

c)

freezes

d)

melts

8.

In the winter, the air over the sea _______ the land near the coast.

a)

warms

b)

cools

c)

freezes

d)

melts

9.

What is insolation?

a)

The amount of energy from the sun's rays

b)

The amount of heat on land

c)

The amount of heat in the air

d)

The ability to retain heat

10.

Sea temperatures change slowly because it is a _________

a)

gas

b)

solid

c)

liquid

11.

The highest annual temperatures are found in the

a)

tropics

b)

mountains

c)

arctic

d)

beaches

12.

The coldest annual temperatures are found in the

a)

tropics

b)

mountains

c)

arctic

d)

beaches

e)

polar regions

13.

Which factors influence the temperature of a particular place on earth? (3 answers)

a)

Altitude

b)

distance from sea

c)

latitude

d)

type of vegetation

e)

amount of fresh water available