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Climate

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.

a)
temperature
b)
wind speed
c)
climate
d)
weather
2.

True or False:

Climate is talking about the short-term weather changes that happen.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which of the following 2 determine the climate of an area?

a)

Temperature

b)

Winds

c)

Plants

d)

Precipitation

4.

True or False:

Temperature ranges are a better indicator of climate than are temperature averages.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What is an example of Precipitation?

a)
Fog
b)
Dew
c)
Tornado
d)

Rain

6.

Which is a better indicator of precipitation for climate?

a)

Pattern of precipitation

b)

Average precipitation

7.

The angular distance in degrees north and south from the equator.

a)
Longitude
b)
Altitude
c)
Meridian
d)
Latitude
8.

Different latitudes receive _ amounts of solar energy.

a)
consistent
b)
uniform
c)

different

d)

same

9.

True or False:
The sun warms Earth's surface evenly, creating areas of the same air pressure.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

_ is air moving from areas of higher pressure to areas of lower pressure.

(a)  

11.

The surface features of an area combine to form its _.

a)
topography
b)
ecosystem
c)
landscape
d)
geography
12.

True or False:

Elevation refers to the height of an area below sea level.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What are NOT examples of things that affect the climate of a region?

a)

Longitude

b)

Topography

c)

Location of mountains and large bodies of water

d)

Wind pattern

14.

What is a rain shadow effect?

a)
The rain shadow effect is caused by excessive rainfall on both sides of a mountain range.
b)

The rain shadow effect is a result of a hurricane.

c)

The rain shadow effect is the phenomenon where one side of a mountain range receives heavy rainfall, while the other side does not

15.

Earth's three major climate zones.

a)
Equatorial, Subtropical, Arctic
b)
Hot, Cold, Moderate
c)
Desert, Rainforest, Tundra
d)
Tropical, Temperate, Polar