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SCIENCE 9 - TEST II

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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.

2.

What is the climate of the top of a mountain like as compared to the bottom of the mountain?

a)

warmer

b)

cooler

c)

drier

d)

wetter

3.

What is the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?

a)

climate

b)

temperature

c)

elevation

d)

precipitation

4.

Which sentence best describes how latitude and temperature are related?

a)

LOWER latitude = COLDER air temperature

b)

HIGHER latitude = COLDER air temperature

c)

HIGHER latitude = WARMER temperatures

5.

What is the height of an area above sea level?

a)

elevation

b)

topography

c)

latitude

d)

longitude

6.

What is the measure of distance in degrees north and south from the equator?

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

elevation

d)

topography

7.

Which BEST describes why latitudes closest to the equator have warmer climates?

a)

they are at lower elevations

b)

they receive more solar energy

c)

they are nearer to ocean currents

d)

they get more winds that carry energy in the form of heat

8.

Which of the following is NOT a factor influencing climate?

a)

Altitude

b)

 Latitude

c)

 Longitude

d)

Ocean Current

9.

Which of the following is TRUE about latitude?

a)

Places located at high latitude receives less sunlight than places at low latitude.

b)

Places located at high latitude receives greater sunlight than places at low latitude.

c)

Places located at low latitude receives less sunlight than places at high latitude.

d)

Places in each latitude receives equal amount of sunlight

10.

Why large bodies of water affect climate?

a)

Water heats up and cools more slowly than land.

b)

Water heats up and cools faster than land.

c)

Water and land cool at the same time

d)

Water and land heat at the same rate

11.

What happens to the temperature of air when altitude increases?

a)

Decreases

b)

 Increases

c)

 Remains the same

d)

Varies

12.

Ocean currents flow in different direction, how does ocean current flow in northern hemisphere?

a)

Downward

b)

Clockwise

c)

Counterclockwise

d)

Upward

13.

What does NOT directly affect the Earth's climate?

a)

Winds

b)

Distance from sea

c)

Plate tectonics

d)

Earth's revolution

14.

The sun rays strikes the Earth's surface the strongest at...

a)

NORTH POLE

b)

SOUTH POLE

c)

EQUATOR

d)

it is the same everywhere

15.

What are the major climate zones?

a)

tundra, desert, mediterranean

b)

grasslands, mountains, rainforest

c)

polar, temperate, tropical

16.

Fill in the blank: The higher the altitude, the ______ the temperature.

a)

Warmer

b)

Colder

17.

What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?

a)

Equator

b)

International Dateline

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Prime Meridine

18.

What shape is the planet Earth?

a)

Sphere

b)

Oblate Spheroid

c)

Circle

d)

Cylindrical

19.

The condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time is _______.

a)

Air temperature

b)

Precipitation

c)

Weather

d)

Humidity

20.

Meteorologists study weather patterns to predict weather.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE