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Factors that affect climate

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which statement describes climate

a)

winter is usually the coldest time of year

b)

75 F with a 10% chance of rain

c)

Cloudy skies

d)

hurricanes

2.

Which of the following statements describe climate?

a)

the type of weather conditions on a certain day

b)

a description of an ecosystem

c)

condensation in the atmosphere

d)

the usual weather in a place over time

3.
The average yearly weather pattern over many years.
a)
weather
b)
air pressure
c)
climate
d)
zone
4.
What is happening in our atmosphere at a certain time and place.
a)
weather 
b)
front
c)
climate
d)
zone
5.
Several months during the year that have similar temperatures 
a)
Season
b)
climate
c)
weather
d)
Summer
6.
Rain, snow sleet, or hail that falls from the clouds in the sky
a)
humidity
b)
liquid
c)
precipitation
d)
weather
7.

Which of the following best describes climate?

a)

The weather that occurs in the atmosphere within the day.

b)

The pattern of weather that occurs in a region over a long period of time.

c)

The pattern of weather that occurs in a region over a short period of time.

d)

The disturbance in the atmosphere that happens in a long period of time.

8.

What region receives the least amount of direct sunlight?

a)

High latitudes (Polar Region)

b)

Middle latitudes (Temperate Region)

c)

Low and middle latitudes

d)

Low latitudes (Tropical Region)

9.

Which of the following you will likely have, if you live farther from an ocean?

a)

Little to no temperature change from summer to winter

b)

Extreme temperature differences in summer and winter

c)

A tropical climate

d)

An Arctic climate

10.

As you go to the down of a mountain, what happens to temperature?

a)

Nothing

b)

It decreases.

c)

It increases

d)

It goes up and down.

11.

............... divides the planet into a Northern Hemisphere and a Southern Hemisphere.

a)

Equator

b)

Altitude

c)

Rainfall

d)

Storm

12.

The places near the .............. have milder temperatures than on land.

a)

Ocean

b)

Land

c)

Volcano

d)

None of them

13.

The ______________ is an imaginary line around the middle of the planet that divides Earth into northern and southern halves.

a)

temperate

b)

equator

c)

atmosphere

d)

weather

14.

How does the ocean affect climate in the summer?

a)

The ocean warms nearby land in the summer.

b)

The ocean cools nearby land in the summer.

15.

How does the ocean affect climate in winter?

a)

The ocean cools nearby land in the winter.

b)

The ocean warms nearby land in the winter.

16.

A change in temperature, precipitation, or other weather patterns over a long time is called...

a)

Climate change

b)

Elevation

c)

Weather change

d)

Latitude

17.

______ is what the air is like outside at a certain time and place. It can change from day to day or even hour to hour.

a)

climate

b)

weather

c)

temperature

d)

clouds

18.

________ are caused by the way the Earth is _______.

a)

Seasons/ rotating

b)

Tilt/ Season

c)

seasons/tilted

d)

Weather/turning

19.

Deserts are an environment with a high humidity.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

True or false: The Earth is tilted.

a)

true

b)

false

21.

In winter the days are

a)

Long

b)

Humid

c)

Short

22.

In Summer the days are

a)

Cold and windy

b)

Sunny and Warm

c)

Dark and Cold

d)

Cold and Humid

23.

If the air is warm so the weather is

a)

Cold

b)

Humid

c)

Warm

d)

Windy

24.

What climate is extremely cold all year round?

a)

Polar

b)

Mild

c)

Tropical

d)

Desert

25.

Mountains affect the climate by...

a)

Blocking the sun

b)

Allowing precipitation to fall only to one side

c)

Making it snow

d)

Causing more wind

26.

Which part of our planet receives the most direct sunlight?

a)

near the poles.

b)

near the equator

c)

the bottom half

d)

the core

27.

Area near ocean is cooler than land in summer 

a)

true

b)

false

28.

1.Area near ocean is warmer than land in winter

a)

true

b)

false