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WorksheetsPATE'S CHAPTER 3 REVIEW
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
During which season is the northern half of the earth tilted toward the sun?
a)
summer
b)
fall
c)
spring
d)
winter
2.
What is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere?
a)
the winter solstice
b)
the vernal equinox
c)
the summer solstice
d)
the autumnal equinox
3.
Which factor determines whether there will be precipitation?
a)
water vapor
b)
location
c)
elevation
d)
cloud cover
4.
In mountainous regions, orographic precipitation can create a rain shadow, which is
a)
an area of little precipitation on the leeward side of a mountain.
b)
an area of little precipitation on the windward side of a mountain.
c)
a stationary front of precipitation that falls throughout the winter.
d)
a heavy rain that often leads to severe flooding or mudslides.
5.
Which places are most likely to experience hurricanes?
a)
coasts
b)
floodplains
c)
valleys
d)
mountains
6.
Receive less than ten inches of rain per year; can be hot or cool/cold
a)
Desert
b)
Subarctic
c)
Semiarid
d)
Ice Cap
7.
an interdependent community of plants and animals
a)
ecosystem
b)
biome
c)
climate
d)
weather
8.
a powerful funnel-shaped column of spiraling air
a)
tornado
b)
hurricane
c)
typhoon
9.
a regional ecosystem
a)
biome
b)
ecosystem
c)
climate
d)
weather
10.
the condition of the atmosphere at a particular location and time
a)
weather
b)
climate
c)
ecosystem
d)
biome
11.
the typical weather conditions at a particular location as observed over time
a)
climate
b)
weather
c)
ecosystem
d)
biome
12.
A biome is
a)
a specific area containing interdependent plants and animals.
b)
a grassland found only in the Southern Hemisphere.
c)
a region that always has a rainy season in the summer and a dry season in the winter.
d)
an area that has been dramatically affected by human activity.
13.
A severe weather condition that forms quickly and often without warning is a
a)
tornado.
b)
hurricane.
c)
blizzard.
d)
typhoon.
14.
The transfer of heat in the atmosphere by the upward movement of air is
a)
convection.
b)
the greenhouse effect.
c)
La Niña.
d)
savanna.
15.
Which factor helped to form the Atacama Desert?
a)
cold ocean currents
b)
warm air currents
c)
elevation
d)
landforms
16.
Gases put into the atmosphere cause a warming known as the greenhouse effect because
a)
they create a barrier that traps solar energy.
b)
they come from the burning of coal and petroleum.
c)
they create a barrier that traps carbon dioxide.
d)
they create an environment in which vegetation thrives.
17.
Flat, treeless lands forming a ring around the Arctic Ocean are examples of
a)
tundra.
b)
steppe.
c)
taiga.
d)
chaparral.
18.
The sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer during the…
a)
Winter Solstice
b)
Summer Solstice
c)
Spring Equinox
d)
Fall Equinox
19.
The daily path of the sun, as viewed from the Earth, changes with the seasons because the ---
a)
Earth's axis is tilted
b)
sun revolves
c)
Earth's distance from the sun changes
d)
sun totes
20.
Seasons are caused by what
a)
tilt
b)
tilt and rotation
c)
tilt and revolution
d)
revolution
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