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Climate and Weather PreTest

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The graph shows the average monthly temperatures for a city. What is the best estimate of the average temperature?

a)

12 C

b)

18 C

c)

26 C

d)

38 C

2.

The caribou is a large herbivore that lives in a subarctic climate near Yellowknife, Canada. Which of these is NOT an adaptation found in caribou?

a)

Caribou have wide feet to help them avoid sinking into deep snow.

b)

Caribou can digest a diet of grasses, twigs, and mushrooms.

c)

Caribou cn hold their breath for up to 10 minutes under water.

d)

Caribou migrate between a summer location with abundant food and a winter location where conditions are more favorable.

3.

The date palm tree shown is found in Cairo, Egypt. Which of the following is an adaptation of the date palm?

a)

The trees have seedlings that disperse by floating in water.

b)

The tree leaves fall off in the Fall and grow back in the spring.

c)

The trees are able to tolerate extreme cold.

d)

The trees are able to survive several years without rain.

4.

What is the temperature shown on the thermometer?

a)

24 C

b)

-13 C

c)

-16 C

d)

-24 C

5.

How much precipitation is shown in the rain gauge below?

a)

30.2 mm

b)

32 mm

c)

34 mm

d)

35 mm

6.

Based on their locations, in which city would you expect the biggest change between weather in the summer and weather in the winter?

a)

Winnipeg

b)

Vancouver

c)

San Diego

d)

Mexico City

7.

The short-term condition of the atmosphere in a given location.

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

8.

It is raining outside.

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

9.

It is hot and humid in the amazon.

a)

weather

b)

climate

10.

Increased levels of CO2 produced by the use of fossil fuels is causing __ change.

a)

weather

b)

climate

11.

This is an example of a ___.

a)

temperate deciduous forest

b)

coniferous forest

c)

desert

d)

shrubland

12.

This picture is an example of a/n __.

a)

temperate deciduous forest

b)

coniferous forest

c)

desert

d)

shrubland

13.

This picture is an example of a/n __.

a)

temperate deciduous forest

b)

coniferous forest

c)

desert

d)

shrubland

14.

The dominant factor that contributes to the types of plants that can grow in an area and the classification of a biome.

a)

climate

b)

weather

15.

Plants can not survive in the desert because there is not enough water.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

The types of plants in an area determine the biome classification.

a)

true

b)

false

17.

Which of the following biomes remains warm all year and gets the most rainfall?

a)

temperate deciduous forest

b)

tundra

c)

grassland

d)

rainforest

18.

The biome that contains mostly trees that have cones and needles.

a)

shrubland

b)

rainforest

c)

coniferous forest

d)

temperate deciduous forest

19.

These zones are divided by lines of ___.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

20.

The temperate zone.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

21.

The tropica; zone.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

22.

A fox is an example of a/n __.

a)

population

b)

organism

c)

community

d)

ecosystem

23.

A group of foxes is an example of a/n __.

a)

population

b)

organism

c)

community

d)

ecosystem

24.

A group of rabbits and foxes is an example of a/n __.

a)

population

b)

organism

c)

community

d)

ecosystem

25.

A group of rabbits, foxes and their nonliving environment is an example of a/n __.

a)

population

b)

organism

c)

community

d)

ecosystem

26.

New York City is cold in winter.

a)

weather

b)

climate

27.

What is happening outside right now.

a)

weather

b)

climate

28.

What usually happens during this time of year.

a)

weather

b)

climate

29.

Rocks are __ factors in an ecosystem.

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

30.

Plants are __ factors in an ecosystem.

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

31.

Prairie dogs live in complex tunnels underground and compete with other herbivores in the ecosystem. Which is the abiotic factor in this situation?

a)

grasses

b)

underground habitat

c)

prairie dogs

d)

other herbivores

32.

Formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment.

a)

population

b)

community

c)

ecosystem

d)

biome

33.

Major regional or global living community characterized by the dominant organisms and the climate.

a)

ecosystem

b)

biosphere

c)

biome

d)

population

34.

Organisms living in the tundra do not need any special adaptations to survive.

a)

true

b)

false

35.

trees with cone bearing with needles

a)

deciduous trees

b)

coniferous trees

36.

All deserts have the same climate.

a)

true

b)

false

37.

Climate is a/n ___ factor in an ecosystem.

a)

abiotic

b)

biotic

38.

You will only PICK TWO!

Which two biomes have the most similar amounts of rainfall?

a)

desert

b)

deciduous forest

c)

rainforest

d)

tundra

39.

Weather and climate are predictable based on the area's location of __.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

40.

Individual animal

a)

organism

b)

population

c)

community

d)

ecosystem

e)

biome

41.

A group of organisms of the same species.

a)

organism

b)

population

c)

community

d)

ecosystem

e)

biome

42.

A group of different organisms living together.

a)

organism

b)

population

c)

community

d)

ecosystem

e)

biome

43.

the biotic and abiotic factors in an area

a)

organism

b)

population

c)

community

d)

ecosystem

e)

biome

44.

all the ecosystems that share the same climate

a)

organism

b)

population

c)

community

d)

ecosystem

e)

biome

45.

Which biome is the smallest in area on the western side of N. America?

a)

temperate forest

b)

taiga

c)

tundra

d)

desert

e)

tropical rainforest

46.

Which biome covers the southern part of N. America?

a)

temperate forest

b)

taiga

c)

tundra

d)

desert

e)

tropical rainforest

47.

Which biome covers the northern part of N. America?

a)

temperate forest

b)

taiga

c)

tundra

d)

desert

e)

tropical rainforest