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Climate Quiz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A polar climate is?
a)
warm and cool
b)
consistently moderate
c)
consistently cool
d)
consistently warm
2.

A temperate/mild climate is?

a)

consistently cool

b)

consistently warm

c)

consistently moderate

d)

warm and cool

3.
The gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere is known as ___________________.
a)
greenhouse effect
b)
global warming
c)
fossil fuels
d)
ice ages
4.
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
5.
Climates are classified according to which two major factors?
a)
elevation & precipitation
b)
latitude & temperature
c)
elevation & latitude
d)
precipitation & temperature
6.
What is climate?
a)
What's happening in space at a time and place.
b)
What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place
c)
The average weather over many years
d)
The average temperature over many years.
7.
The seasons are caused by___________?
a)
The direction the Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun
b)
Tropical Storms
c)
Changes in the moon
d)
The Earth's rotation on its axis
8.
Which of the following does NOT have an affect on a region's climate?
a)
Large bodies of water
b)
Latitude
c)
Mountains
d)
Longitude
9.
Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?
a)
carbon monoxide
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
carbon dioxide
10.
When the sun's rays pass through our atmosphere and then heat is trapped by the atmosphere it is called
a)
Global Warming
b)
Greenland Effect
c)
Greenhouse Effect
d)
Ice Age
11.
All of the following are effects of Global Warming EXCEPT
a)
increase in hurricanes
b)
lower sea levels
c)

extinction of species

d)
melting polar ice caps
12.
The height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level.
a)
Proximity
b)
Altitude
c)
Distribution
d)
Latitude
13.

Which human activity contributes the MOST carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

a)

fishing

b)

farming

c)

breathing

d)

burning fossil fuels

14.

long cold periods lasting from hundreds to millions of years when glaciers cover much of Earth

a)

Ice ages

b)

Interglacials

c)

Seasons

d)

El Niño

15.

– long warm periods that occur between ice ages

a)

Ice ages

b)

Interglacials

c)

Seasons

d)

El Niño

16.

an occasional climatic event (occurs every 3-8 years) in which the trade winds weaken, reversing the normal pattern of high and low pressures across the Pacific Ocean

a)

monsoon

b)

Interglacials

c)

Seasons

d)

El Niño

17.

a wind circulation pattern that changes directions with the seasons and can cause torrential downpours

a)

monsoon

b)

Interglacials

c)

Seasons

d)

El Niño

18.

•the large-scale cutting and/or burning of forests which also increases carbon dioxide

a)

greenhouse gases

b)

deforestation

c)

Fossil Fuels

d)

aerosols

19.

The Earth's axis is on a ______.

a)
Precession
b)
Tilt
c)
Orbital Eccentricity
d)
Latitude