WorksheetsTEST Review - Climate Zones, Winds
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. Which energy form is the driving force for all heating of Earth's surface?
a)
Solar Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
c)
Conduction Energy
d)
Physical Energy
2.
2. What causes convection currents in the atmosphere?
a)
Cold air from Earth's poles pushes warm air to the center of Earth.
b)
Solar heated air comes down and reflects back up as a current.
c)
Warm air near Earth's surface rises and then cools off and sinks.
d)
Cool air in Earth's tropics spin as Earth rotates.
3.
3. Which statement is true about how land and water heat up when warmed by the sun?
a)
Land heats up more quickly than water.
b)
Water heats up more quickly than land.
c)
Land and water heat up at the same rate.
d)
Neither land nor water are heated by the sun.
4.
4. In which climate zone would you expect to have the most amount of cold air sinking?
a)
Tropical Region
b)
Temperate Region
c)
Polar Region
5.
5. In which climate zone would you expect to have the most amount of hot air rising?
a)
Tropical Region
b)
Temperate Region
c)
Polar Region
6.
6. Which of the following arguments is best supported by the diagram below?
a)
South Carolina's seasons are solely due to the revolution of Earth around the sun.
b)
All areas of the Earth receive the same amount of energy from the sun.
c)
Areas further from the equator are cooler because sun's energy is spread over a larger area due to Earth's spherical shape.
d)
Earth's weather is impacted by global winds that move weather systems towards landfall.
7.
7. Earth has different climate zones because _____.
a)
different latitudes of Earth receive different amounts of sunlight
b)
the distance between Earth and the Sun changes with the seasons
c)
the strength of the Sun changes over time
d)
Earth is smaller than the sun
8.
8. Which climate region is found between 0° and 30° N and S latitude?
a)
Polar Region
b)
Temperate Region
c)
Tropical Region
9.
9. Which climate region is found between 30° and 60° N and S latitude?
a)
Polar Region
b)
Temperate Region
c)
Tropical Region
10.
10. Which climate region is found between 60° and 90° N and S latitude?
a)
Polar Region
b)
Temperate Region
c)
Tropical Region
11.
11. Polar climate zones are coldest because _____.
a)
They receive less direct sunlight.
b)
They receive more direct sunlight.
c)
Heat is not transferred to the poles.
d)
The south pole region receives more direct sunlight than the north pole region.
12.
12. Tropical climate zones are warmest because _____.
a)
They receive less direct sunlight.
b)
They receive more direct sunlight.
c)
Heat is not transferred to the tropical region.
d)
The southern region of the tropics is warmer than the northern region of the tropics.
13.
13. Which climate zone experiences all four seasons?
a)
Tropical Region
b)
Temperate Region
c)
Polar Region
14.
14. The climate zone that is cold year round and receives indirect sunlight is represented by which letter on the map?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
15.
15. The climate zone that is warm year round and receives direct sunlight represented by which letter on the map?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
16.
16. The climate zone that has definite seasons and receives varying amount of direct and indirect sunlight is best represented by which letter on the map?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
17.
17. What causes global winds?
a)
the ocean tides
b)
the Coriolis effect
c)
unequal heating of Earth's surface
d)
the greenhouse effect
18.
18. In the figure below, which global wind is shown by arrow 1?
a)
Trade Winds
b)
Polar Easterlies
c)
Prevailing Westerlies
19.
19. In the figure below, which global wind is shown by arrow 2?
a)
Trade Winds
b)
Polar Easterlies
c)
Prevailing Westerlies
20.
20. In the figure below, which global wind is shown by arrow 3?
a)
Trade Winds
b)
Polar Easterlies
c)
Prevailing Westerlies
21.
21. The figure below shows how Earth's winds turn due to Earth's rotation. What is this called?
a)
Turning Effect
b)
Greenhouse Effect
c)
Coriolis Effect
d)
Barometric Effect
22.
22. Weather systems generally move from west to east in the United States. This is in which global wind belt?
a)
Trade Winds
b)
Prevailing Westerlies
c)
Polar Easterlies
23.
23. In the figure below, what are the loops of warm air rising and cool air sinking called?
a)
Coriolis Effect
b)
Convection Currents
c)
Greenhouse Effects
d)
Tidal Effects
24.
24. In the figure below, what type of breeze is shown in Diagram Y?
a)
Land breeze
b)
Sea breeze
c)
Prevailing Westerlies
d)
Polar Easterlies
25.
25. In the figure below, which diagram shows what would occur during the day?
a)
Diagram X
b)
Diagram Y
26.
26. Focus on Diagram X. Where is the high pressure located in Diagram X?
a)
Over the land
b)
Over the water
27.
27. Focus on Diagram Y. Where is the low pressure located in Diagram Y?
a)
Over the land
b)
Over the water
28.
28. In the figure below, what are the loops of fast moving air show by (1) and (2) called?
a)
Greenhouse Effects
b)
Ocean Currents
c)
Polar Easterlies
d)
Jet Streams
29.
29. In the figure below, what can the loop of fast moving air shown by (1) do to the weather in the United States?
a)
It can cause a hurricane.
b)
It can bring warm air from the south.
c)
It can bring cold air from the north.
d)
Nothing, it is too high to affect us.
30.
30. In the figure below, what can the loop of fast moving air shown by (2) do to the weather in the United States?
a)
It can cause a hurricane.
b)
It can bring warm air from the south.
c)
It can bring cold air from the north.
d)
Nothing, it is too high to affect us.
31.
31. San Diego, California and Austin, Texas are similar distances from the equator, however San Diego has cooler temperatures than hot Austin, Texas. Which statement best explains this?
a)
Global winds caused by the Coriolis Effect.
b)
Latitudes closer to the poles receives less intense sunlight.
c)
Rotating of the Earth on its axis means longer day time periods for Austin, TX.
d)
The cool waters off the coast of California cool the atmosphere above it.
32.
32. Mount Saint Helens erupted on May 18, 1980. 540 millions of tons of ash was expelled into the upper atmosphere. By May 20th the ash had reached the east coast of the U.S. Explain which factors impacted the movement of the ash cloud.
a)
Polar Easterlies and Gulf Stream Current
b)
Jet Stream and Prevailing Westerlies
c)
Trade winds and California Current
d)
Tropical Current and Jet Stream
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