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Term 1 Quiz 2: Factors that affect heating

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How does latitude influence climate?
a)
The closer you are to the equator the higher the temp
b)
Winds bring rain to the coast from the seas
c)
The higher the altitude the colder the temperature
d)
Ocean Currents affect precipitation
2.

The farther you live from an ocean, the more likely your climate will be a...

a)

marine climate

b)

tropical climate

c)

continental climate

d)

subtropical climate

3.

The three main types of clouds which are classified by their shape include stratus, cumulus, and ____________________.

a)

nimbus

b)

cirrus

c)

altostratus

d)

fog

4.

Which MID-LEVEL clouds bring light to heavy precipitation that may last for several days?

a)

altocumulus

b)

altostratus

c)

nimbostratus

d)

stratus

5.

Which LOW LEVEL clouds are puffy and cotton-like in appearance? They produce little or no precipitation. The name means "heap" or "pile".

a)

stratus

b)

cumulus

c)

stratocumulus

d)

cirrus

6.

Which HIGH LEVEL cloud looks like thin, wispy strands in the air? They form on other planets like Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.

a)

cirrostratus

b)

cirrus

c)

cirrocumulus

d)

cumulus

7.
Which one heats and cools fastest?
a)
land
b)
sea
c)
both are the same rate
d)
air
8.

Which type of cloud is this?

a)

cirrus

b)

stratus

c)

cumulus

9.
Heat from the sun travels to Earth by _____.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
insulation
d)
radiation
10.

Clouds are formed by the process of ______________________.

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

collection

11.

What is the dew point?

a)

the temperature at which condensation begins

b)

the temperature at which frost turns to dew

c)

the temperature present in a cloud

d)

the temperature present when a storm begins

12.

The most common type of precipitation is _______________.

a)

rain

b)

snow

c)

sleet

d)

hail

13.

What is precipitation?

a)

solids falling from the sky

b)

precipitation

c)

any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches earth's surface

d)

liquids falling from the sky

14.

If the water vapor content of air remains constant, lowering air temperature causes a(n) ____________

a)

decrease in relative humidity

b)

increase in relative humidity

c)

temperature inversion

15.

Which of the following is an example of condensation nuclei?

a)

smoke

b)

dust

c)

salt particles

d)

all of the above

16.

Natural situation in which heat is retained in Earth's atmosphere by carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, and other gases

a)

greenhouse gases

b)

greenhouse effect

c)

green power house

d)

all of these

17.
What part of Earth receives the most consistent sunlight?
a)
near the equator
b)
around the North pole
c)
In the temperate zones
d)
In the horse latitudes
18.
Why is the Equator warmest?
a)
Because it is closest to the sun.
b)
Because it receives the most direct sunlight
c)
Because no clouds form here.
d)
Because it is far from the sun
19.

Thunderstorms are associated with which type of cloud?

a)

Cumulus Clouds

b)

Cumulonimbus clouds

c)

Cirrus Clouds

d)

Stratus clouds

20.

The temperature at which condensation occurs.

a)

Relative Humidity

b)

Condensation Level

c)

0° C

d)

Dew Point