WorksheetsLesson on Climate
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is not a factor that affects climate?
a)
altitude
b)
latitude
c)
lakes and oceans
d)
living organisms
2.
The numbers in this image refer to_____.
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
temperature
d)
angle of the Sun's rays hitting Earth
3.
The numbers in this image refer to_____.
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
temperature
d)
angle of the Sun's rays hitting Earth
4.
As these numbers increase, _____
a)
temperatures increase
b)
temperatures decrease
5.
As these numbers increase, _____
a)
temperatures increase
b)
temperatures decrease
6.
The rain shadow is shown at ____
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
7.
A continental climate is ____.
a)
warm summers, cold winters, moderate precipitation
b)
hot summers, mild winters, heavy precipitation
c)
hot summers, mild winters, very little precipitation
d)
cool summers, cold winters, moderate precipitation
8.
Which season is shown in the northern hemisphere?
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
9.
Which season is shown in the southern hemisphere?
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
10.
Which is an influence on long term climate cycles?
a)
ocean currents
b)
trade winds
c)
shape of Earth's orbit
d)
shape of winter jet stream
11.
Which is a period of dryer weather than normal?
a)
drought
b)
equinox
c)
monsoon
d)
upswelling
12.
What do seasons, El Nino, and Ice Ages have in common?
a)
they all alternate between northern and southern hemispheres
b)
they all occur on the same time scales
c)
they are all climate cycles
d)
they all depend on Earth's distance from the Sun
13.
When do equinoxes occur?
a)
mid summer and winter
b)
mid spring and fall
c)
the beginning of summer and winter
d)
the beginning of spring and fall
14.
How does Earth's past climates compare to today's?
a)
the same
b)
the past has been warmer
c)
the past has been colder
d)
climates have been warmer at some times and colder at other times
15.
Which provides clues to the climate of the distant past
a)
rocks along ocean coastlines
b)
air in caves and deep holes
c)
water samples from the ocean holes
d)
air pockets in ice caps
16.
By what amount did carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere increase between 1960 and 2000?
a)
40 -50 ppm
b)
60 -70 ppm
c)
110 -120 ppm
d)
360 -370 ppm
17.
In what year was the average global temperature lowest between 1880 and 2000?
a)
1880
b)
1900
c)
1940
d)
2000
18.
Which is a natural source of greenhouse gases?
a)
aerosols
b)
deforestation
c)
volcanic eruptions
d)
burning fossil fuels
19.
What do greenhouse gases do?
a)
absorb Earth's outgoing infrared radiation
b)
reflect Earth's incoming infrared radiation
c)
magnify ultraviolet radiation in the atmosphere
d)
block the Sun's infrared radiation
20.
Which is not a source of carbon dioxide?
a)
forest fires
b)
volcanoes
c)
glaciers
d)
use of fossil fuel
21.
Which of these negative effects is most likely to occur because of global warming?
a)
rising sea levels
b)
shorter growing seasons
c)
increased volcanic eruptions
d)
falling sea levels
22.
Why is the predicted change in human population a concern for climate change
a)
fewer resources will be needed as this change occurs
b)
Earth cools as resources are used
c)
greenhouse gases will be depleted as resources are used more
d)
more greenhouse gases will be added to atmosphere as more resources are used
23.
Which natural process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?
a)
forest fires
b)
volcanic eruptions
c)
cellular respiration
d)
photosynthesis
24.
Compared with weather patterns, climate patterns are more _____.
a)
severe
b)
long term
c)
local
d)
unusual
25.
Climates are classified by ____
a)
plants and animals
b)
altitude and latitude
c)
bodies of water and ocean currents
d)
temperature and precipitation
26.
Several different climates can exist within a small area in _____ climates
a)
marine
b)
continental
c)
polar
d)
highland
27.
Volcanoes can cool the climate by_____
a)
increasing wind speeds
b)
using up Earth's energy
c)
releasing gas and particles
d)
increasing air pressure.
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