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G9-SCIENCE_SEATWORK#4-Q3

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
What is the measure of distance in degrees north and south from the equator?
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
elevation
d)
topography
3.
What is the height of an area above sea level?
a)
elevation
b)
topography
c)
latitude
d)
longitude
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 weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?
a)
climate
b)
temperature
c)
elevation
d)
precipitation
6.
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
7.
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.
8.

Which factor causes Ocean currents?

a)

Earth's rotation

b)

air pressure changes

c)

water temperature differences

d)

all of the above

9.

Which of the following is not a factor influencing climate?

a)

A. Altitude

b)

B. Latitude

c)

C. Longitude

d)

D. Ocean Current

10.

Which of the following is true about latitude?

a)

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

b)

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

.

c)

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

d)

D. Places in each latitude receives equal amount of sunlight

11.

Why large bodies of water affect climate?

a)

A. Water heats up and cools more slowly than land.

b)

B. Water heats up and cools faster than land.

c)

C. Water and land cool at the same time

d)

D. Water and land heat at the same rate

12.

Why most of mountains in higher altitude have snow on top?

a)

A. Cooler temperatures in higher altitude translates to less evaporation and more moisture in the air.

b)

B. Warmer temperatures in higher altitude translates to less evaporation and more moisture in the air.

c)

C. Cooler temperatures in higher altitude translates to more evaporation and more moisture in the air.

d)

D. Warmer temperatures in higher altitude translates to less evaporation and less moisture in the air.

13.

How does the windward side differ from the leeward side?

a)

A. The windward side receives more precipitation than leeward side.

b)

B. The leeward side has more vegetation than the windward side.

c)

C. The windward side receives more heat than the leeward side.

d)

D. The leeward side receives more precipitation than the windward side.

14.

How do ocean currents affect climate?

a)

A. Ocean currents that bring along cold water inland make the climate cold, while ocean currents that take along warm water to coastal areas makes the climate warm.

b)

B. Ocean currents that bring along warm water inland make the climate cold, while ocean currents that take along cold water to coastal areas makes the climate warm.

c)

C. As the temperature of water increases, temperature of air also increases.

d)

D. Ocean currents bring cold and warm water around the world.

15.

How does land topography affect climate?

a)

A. Places in windward side experiences lower temperature than leeward side

b)

B. Places in windward side experiences higher temperature than leeward side

c)

C. Places in leeward side has wet and dry season.

d)

D. Places in windward side has dry season.