WorksheetsQuarter 3 – Module 4: Factors That Affect Climate
Total questions: 68
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
None
a)
The weather that occurs in the atmosphere within a day
b)
The pattern of weather that occurs in a region over a long period of time
c)
The pattern of weather that occurs in a region over a short period of time
d)
The disturbance in the atmosphere that happens in a long period of time
2.
Which of the following BEST describes climate?
a)
latitude
b)
Prevailing wind
c)
distance from the ocean
d)
all of the above
3.
What is the common factor to affect climate?
a)
Temperature drops the higher up into the atmosphere that you go
b)
Temperature drops the further an area is from the equator
c)
Temperature drops at night when the sun goes down
d)
Temperature drops lower into the atmosphere that you go
4.
How does latitude affect the climate of a place?
a)
Prevailing wind shows the main direction that wind comes from and can bring mild, wet weather if it blows over warm oceans.
b)
Prevailing wind is the amount of moisture that can be found in an area.
c)
Prevailing wind describes the speed of the wind in a particular place
d)
None of the above
5.
How does prevailing wind affect climate?
a)
The higher up a place is the colder the temperature will be.
b)
The higher up a place is the warmer the temperature will be.
c)
The temperature remains the same throughout the atmosphere
d)
None of the above
6.
How does altitude affect temperature?
a)
Cool breezes will cool both the coast and further inland.
b)
Warm breezes will bring warm air to the coast whilst inland will be cooler.
c)
Cool breezes will bring cooler air to the coast whilst inland will be warmer.
d)
None of the above
7.
In the summer- how does distance from the sea affect the climate?
a)
The windward receives more precipitation than the leeward.
b)
The windward side receives more heat than the leeward side.
c)
The leeward side has more vegetation than the windward side.
d)
The leeward side receives more precipitation than the windward side.
8.
How does the windward side differ from the leeward side of a high land?
a)
Less amount of thermal radiation is received by these areas.
b)
Less amount of gaseous particles trap heat from the surface.
c)
Great amount of thermal radiation is received by these areas.
d)
Great amount of gaseous particles trap heat from the surface.
9.
Why are the coldest places on earth found at poles?
a)
It’s got to do with the climate change.
b)
It’s to do with the distance from the moon.
c)
It’s to do with the curve of the earth and distance from the equator.
d)
None of the above.
10.
What is the main reason why latitude causes temperatures to be different?
a)
Temperature and density
b)
Precipitation and density
c)
Winds and humidity
d)
temperature and precipitation
11.
What two factors are primarily used to describe climate?
a)
Climate
b)
monsoon
c)
weather
d)
topography
12.
It refers to the atmospheric condition of a place over a long period of time.
a)
The temperature increases as the altitude increases.
b)
The temperature decreases as the altitude increases.
c)
The temperature decreases as the altitude decreases.
d)
The temperature remains the same as the altitude increases.
13.
Why do mountain climbers bring thick jackets when they go up the mountain?
a)
varies
b)
increases
c)
decreases
d)
remains the same
14.
What happens to the temperature of air when altitude increases?
a)
artic zone
b)
polar zone
c)
tropical zone
d)
temperate zone
15.
What do you call the area near the equator, between about 23.5 degrees north and south latitude?
a)
Longitude
b)
altitude
c)
latitude
d)
ocean currents
16.
Which is not a factor that influences temperature?
a)
Latitude
b)
altitude
c)
topography
d)
all of these
17.
City A is surrounded by bodies of water and has a moderate climate. It is located near the equator. What will most likely affect the climate of the city?
a)
peak
b)
leeward side
c)
rain shadow
d)
windward side
18.
Which side of the mountain often receives the most precipitation?
a)
sun and moon
b)
altitude and ocean currents
c)
the seasons and latitude
d)
prevailing winds & presence of mountains
19.
What are the main factors that affect precipitation?
a)
Orographic effect
b)
greenhouse effect
c)
The rain shadow
d)
the heat distribution effect
20.
What is capable of impacting climate by holding heat in the atmosphere?
a)
The amount of heat received varies.
b)
The amount of precipitation differs.
c)
The higher altitudes have lower temperature.
d)
The higher altitudes have higher temperature.
21.
Facing the wind
a)
Windward (WI)
b)
Leeward (LE)
22.
Low temperature
a)
Windward (WI)
b)
Leeward (LE)
23.
Forming clouds.
a)
Windward (WI)
b)
Leeward (LE)
24.
Air moves down.
a)
Windward (WI)
b)
Leeward (LE)
25.
Air moves up.
a)
Windward (WI)
b)
Leeward (LE)
26.
Precipitation occurs
a)
Windward (WI)
b)
Leeward (LE)
27.
Cold air mass starts to absorb heat.
a)
Windward (WI)
b)
Leeward (LE)
28.
Dry air and less precipitation.
a)
Windward (WI)
b)
Leeward (LE)
29.
Dessert plants and grasslands.
a)
Windward (WI)
b)
Leeward (LE)
30.
Rain shadow.
a)
Windward (WI)
b)
Leeward (LE)
31.
What will usually be the air temperature and humidity at point B as compared to that of point A?
a)
cooler and drier
b)
warmer and drier
c)
cooler and wetter
d)
warmer and wetter
32.
What happens to the temperature of air when altitude increases?
a)
constant
b)
decreases
c)
increases
d)
varies
33.
Which of the following BEST describes climate? The ______.
a)
weather that occurs in the atmosphere within a day.
b)
disturbance in the atmosphere that happens in a long period of time.
c)
pattern of weather that occurs in a region over a long period of time.
d)
pattern of weather that occurs in a region over a short period of time.
34.
Why are the coldest places on earth found at the poles? Because ______.
a)
less amount of thermal radiation is received by these areas.
b)
less amount of gaseous particles trap heat from the surface.
c)
great amount of thermal radiation is received by these areas.
d)
great amount of gaseous particles trap heat from the surface.
35.
What will happen when the rates of evaporation and condensation are equal?
a)
Clouds form.
b)
Precipitation occurs.
c)
The humidity increases.
d)
The dew point is reached.
36.
City A is surrounded by bodies of water and has a moderate climate. It is located near the equator. What will most likely affect the climate of the city?
a)
altitude
b)
latitude
c)
topography
d)
all of these
37.
Which of the following factors DOES NOT affect climate?
a)
gravity
b)
latitude
c)
topography
d)
distance from the ocean
38.
How is a rain shadow formed? It is formed when the other side of the mountain ____.
a)
experiences precipitation.
b)
experiences cloud formation.
c)
experiences low temperature.
d)
does not experience precipitation.
39.
Why does the windward side of this mountain have a wet climate? Rising air _____.
a)
expands and cools, causing the water vapor to condense.
b)
compresses and cools, causing water droplets to evaporate.
c)
expands and warms, causing the water droplets to evaporate.
d)
compresses and warms, causing the water vapor to condense.
40.
Which of the following DOES NOT show how the oceans regulate temperature and climate?
a)
Oceans absorb thermal energy with a minimal increase in temperature.
b)
Oceans absorb all the energy from the sun resulting in a cooler land surface.
c)
Coastal areas experience cooler temperature in summer and warmer in winter.
d)
Oceans redistribute heat through ocean currents which affects the precipitation received by an area.
41.
Which statement correctly describes the differences in the climates of locations A and B? Location ______.
a)
B is cooler and drier than location A.
b)
A is cooler and wetter than location B.
c)
A is drier and warmer than location B.
d)
B is warmer and wetter than location A.
42.
What is the driving force of the climate system?
a)
typhoons
b)
plate tectonics
c)
solar energy
d)
prevailing winds
43.
What do you call the day-to-day temperature and precipitation activity in the atmosphere?
a)
climate
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
weather
44.
How does the windward side differ from the leeward side of a highland? The ______.
a)
windward receives more precipitation than the leeward.
b)
windward side receives more heat than the leeward side.
c)
leeward side has more vegetation than the windward side.
d)
leeward side receives more precipitation than the windward side.
45.
Which diagram BEST illustrates how air rising over a mountain produces precipitation?
a)
b)
c)
d)
46.
The air temperature decreases as the altitude (a) .
47.
When the area is farther from the equator, the temperature is (a) .
48.
The decrease in (a) is due to the decrease in air pressure.
49.
The soil absorbs and releases heat (a) than water.
50.
Formation of the clouds on the (a) side of the mountain is caused by the condensation of water vapor.
51.
The (a) a region is to a body of water; the temperature range is smaller.
52.
When warm ocean currents that bring along warm water go to a land mass, the temperature of that place (a) as warmer air above the water flows inland, resulting in a warm climate.
53.
The areas closer to the poles receive (a) amount of heat because the angle of sunlight becomes smaller.
54.
The equator receives much of the radiant energy released by the sun, so places near the equator have (a) climate.
55.
During daytime, the air above the sea is (a) than the air above the land. This temperature difference creates a phenomenon known as the sea breeze, where air moves from the sea to the land.
56.
The air temperature decreases as the altitude ______.
a)
altitude
b)
latitude
c)
topography
d)
ocean currents
57.
When the area is farther from the equator, the temperature is ______.
a)
constant
b)
decreases
c)
increases
d)
varie
58.
The decrease in ______ is due to the decrease in air pressure.
a)
climate
b)
monsoon
c)
topography
d)
weather
59.
The soil absorbs and releases heat ______ than water.
a)
leeward
b)
peak
c)
windward
d)
rain shadow
60.
Formation of the clouds in the ______ side of the mountain is caused by the condensation of water vapor.
a)
There is too much water vapor.
b)
The temperature becomes lower.
c)
The amount of water vapor is not enough.
d)
The air condenses as it moves to the leeward side.
61.
The ______ a region is to a body of water;the temperature range is smaller.
a)
altitude
b)
latitude
c)
topography
d)
distance from the ocean
62.
When warm ocean currents that take along warm water go to a land mass, the temperature of that place ______ as warmer air above the water flows inland, resulting in a warm climate.
a)
constant
b)
decreases
c)
increases
d)
varie
63.
The areas closer to the poles receive ______ amount of heat because the angle of sunlight becomes smaller.
a)
constant
b)
decreases
c)
increases
d)
varie
64.
The equator receives much of the radiant energy released by the sun, so places near the equator have ______ climate.
a)
constant
b)
decreases
c)
increases
d)
varie
65.
During daytime, the air above the sea is ______ than the air above the land.
a)
altitude
b)
latitude
c)
topography
d)
distance from the ocean
66.
Which statement is TRUE?
a)
Bodies of water help regulate the climate of a certain area.
b)
The closer the place is to the equator, the colder the climate.
c)
Mountain ranges does not affect the formation of precipitation.
d)
The farther the place is from the equator the warmer the climate.
67.
Which of the following exemplifies climate?
a)
A foggy day in Bonbon.
b)
An intense thunderstorm in Bulacao.
c)
A hot day in Cogon Pardo in summer.
d)
The average temperature in Cebu over the past 50 years.
68.
At a constant pressure, how does hot air vary with cold air? Hot air ______.
a)
is less dense than cold air
b)
has less vapor than cold air
c)
is more dense than cold air
d)
has more vapor than cold air
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