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Earth climate and weather

Total questions: 111

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The kinds of data that reflect climate are different from the conditions described in weather data. Which of the following is a description of climate?

a)

Today it is hot and sunny in Phoenix, Arizona.

b)

Summers are usually mild in Lansing, Michigan.

c)

Last week it rained every day in San Antonio, Texas.

d)

Yesterday was cold and windy in Anchorage, Alaska.

2.

Weather data is different than climate data. Which of the following is an example of weather data?

a)

The average high temperature in May is 21°C in the Midwest of the United States

b)

Central Australia usually receives less than 110 mm of rainfall all year

c)

The relative humidity was 24% at noon on July 23 in Tempe, Arizona

d)

On average, there is 88mm of rain in the Gulf Coast region in July

3.

What could the title of this table be?

a)

Climate Report for Old Dime Box, TX

b)

Average Temperatures for Old Dime Box, TX

c)

Weather Report for Old Dime Box, TX

d)

Precipitation Report for Old Dime Box, TX

4.

The amount of water vapor in the air-

a)

humidity

b)

climate

c)

generalization

5.

Usually or average describes-

a)

weather

b)

climate

c)

never occurring

6.

The high temperature today will be near 75 degrees F.

a)

weather

b)

climate

7.

I hear Australia is warm all year round! Let's go to Australia for vacation!

a)

weather

b)

climate

8.
Antarctica is cold all the time. What is it's climate?
a)
Tropical
b)
Polar
c)
Arid/Dry
d)
Temperate
9.
What are the two main factors that determine the climate of an area?
a)
precipitation and humidity
b)
temperature and air pressure
c)
wind conditions and humidity
d)
temperature and precipitation
10.

The amount of moisture in the air is called:

a)

Barometric pressure

b)

Wind

c)

Temperature

d)

Humidity

11.

When Andy talked to his cousin, who lives in Ohio, he said it was raining. It was snowing at Andy’s house in Pennsylvania. What is the MAIN difference in the weather in the two locations?

a)

Air pressure

b)

Temperature

c)

Humidity

d)

Wind speed

12.

Weather ____________ every day.

a)

changes

b)

is the same

13.

Weather in any area tends to follow a ____________.

a)

pattern

b)

map

14.

_______________ is the average weather pattern of a region over time.

a)

Climate

b)

Maps

15.

Climate ___________ from weather.

a)

is the same

b)

differs

16.

Average temperature and average rainfall, in addition to other weather information, are important parts of _____________.

a)

climate

b)

changes

17.

The United States can also be divided into many specific local climate ____________.

a)

patterns

b)

zones

18.

Climate is closely related to latitude, which is a location's distance north or south of the ________________.

a)

equator

b)

north pole

19.

Because Earth is shaped like a sphere, areas closer to the equator receive _________ direct energy from the sun than do areas farther from the equator.

a)

more

b)

less

20.

A ___________ is the constant movement of ocean water.

a)

current

b)

pool

21.

Ocean currents moderate worldwide ________________ throughout the year.

a)

zones

b)

temperatures

22.

Several factors affect ____________ in different places on Earth.

a)

climate

b)

clouds

23.

Being near an __________ or other large body of water affects climate.

a)

pond

b)

ocean

24.

How high in the atmosphere a place is affects its climate. This is called __________________.

a)

elevation

b)

distance

25.

Mountains can also affect how wet a climate is. Air cools and loses _________________ as it moves up and over a mountain.

a)

moisture

b)

heat

26.
This climate has long cold winters and cool summers. It is located near the poles.
a)
Polar Climate
b)
Temperate Climate
c)
Tropical Climate
d)
Brrr sounds cold
27.
This climate zone has long hot summers and warm winters. These zones are found near the equator. 
a)
Polar Climate
b)
Temperate Climate
c)
Tropical Climate
d)
Could you turn on the A/C please?
28.

This climate zone has cold winters and hot summers and four seasons. These zones are further from the equator and the poles.

a)

Polar Climate

b)

Temperate Climate

c)

Tropical Climate

d)

None of the Above

29.
What are the two main factors that determine the climate of an area?
a)
precipitation and humidity
b)
temperature and air pressure
c)
wind conditions and humidity
d)
temperature and precipitation
30.

Why does the area around the Equator stay warm all year round?

a)

It receives the same amount of direct sunlight year round

b)

It’s days and nights are equal

c)

The Equator rotates slower than the poles

d)

The sunlight does not reach there

31.

Air that surrounds us is called:

a)

wind

b)

atmosphere

c)

pressure

d)

breeze

32.

The Arctic Circle is in the:

a)

South pole

b)

North pole

c)

Equator

d)

Tropics

33.

The Southern Polar region is known as the:

a)

Arctic

b)

Antarctic

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

34.

Which climate best describes that of the UAE?

a)

Polar

b)

Temperate

c)

Sub-polar

d)

Sub-tropical

35.

_______________ is 0˚ latitude and splits the globe into 2 hemispheres - The northern and southern hemispheres.

a)

Longitudes

b)

Axis

c)

Poles

d)

Equator

36.

The tropic of Cancer is located at _____ of the Equator?

a)

23 degrees South

b)

0 degrees

c)

23 degrees North

d)

66 degrees North

37.

Climate is ...

a)

The typical weather at a specific place over a long period of time.

b)

The average amount of rain over many years.

c)

What’s happening in space at a particular time and place

d)

What’s happening in our atmosphere at a time and place

38.

Water that falls on the ground from clouds is known as:

a)

Ocean

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Clouds

d)

Precipitation

39.

Weather conditions in a region for a long period of time is called:

a)

Environment

b)

Season

c)

Weather

d)

Climate

40.

How many hemispheres is the planet Earth divided into?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

41.
What is going on with the atmosphere at any particular time.
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
42.
What is going on with the atmosphere at any particular time.
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
43.
Daily temperature, daily rainfall, daily amount of sunshine
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
44.
Determines the type of animals that can live there.
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
45.
Grasslands have a rainy and dry season.
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
46.
How much sunshine Brenham gets daily.
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
47.
The tropical rainforest has experienced 50 to 260 inches of rainfall annually for the last  few decades.
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
48.
Right now the Earth is tilted away from the sun, so we experience winter.
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
49.
Wind speed is changing as the Hurricane moves over land.
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
50.
We can expect rain on Tuesday.
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
51.
The average wind speed of Brenham, Texas is 0 mph to 15 mph.
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
52.
The North and South Poles are usually cold and dry.
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
53.
What is the water cycle?
a)
the 3 forms of water
b)
the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
c)
when water melts
d)
when clouds form
54.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
55.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
56.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
57.
When water condenses, the liquid water forms ______________.
a)
water vapor
b)
steam
c)
air
d)
clouds
58.
Which weather tool measures air pressure?
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
59.
This weather tool measures wind speed and direction
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
60.
Which weather tool measures temperature?
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
psychrometer
d)
anememeter
61.
This type of cloud is thin, wispy, and made of ice crystals
a)
cumulus cloud
b)
stratus cloud
c)
cirrus cloud
d)
cumulonimbus cloud
62.
This type of cloud is thin and flat, and the edges are not clearly defined
a)
cirrus cloud
b)
cumulus cloud
c)
stratus cloud
d)
cumulonimbus cloud
63.
Which cloud is this?
a)
cumulus
b)
cumulonimbus
c)
cirrus
d)
stratus
64.
Which cloud is this?
a)
cumulus
b)
cumulonimbus
c)
cirrus
d)
stratus
65.
Which cloud is this?
a)
cumulus
b)
cumulonimbus
c)
cirrus
d)
stratus
66.

What is climate?

a)

the condition of the atmosphere at any given time and place

b)

cloud cover and temperature

c)

precipitation and humidity at a given time and place

d)

weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

67.

Cities near the ocean are cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter.

a)

True

b)

False

68.
What climate does a desert have?
a)
Tropical
b)
Polar
c)
Arid/Dry
d)
Temperate
69.
The seasons are caused by___________?
a)
The direction the Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun
b)
Tropical Storms
c)
Changes in the moon
d)
The Earth's rotation on its axis
70.
Weather is the day to day conditions of the atmosphere 
a)
True
b)
False
71.
Climate is the average conditions that are expected at a certain place over a number of years
a)
False
b)
True
72.
Sunny, partly cloudy, rain are examples of...
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
73.

The number of climatic zones in Pakistan.

a)

5

b)

3

c)

4

d)

6

74.

Identify the climatic zone

a)

Low land

b)

Highland

c)

None of the above

75.

Identify the climatic zone.

a)

Lowland

b)

Highland

c)

Arid zone

d)

Coastal zone

76.

A ____________________ is used to measure temperature.

a)

barometer

b)

anemometer

c)

psychrometer

d)

thermometer

77.

The type of front that forms when cold air moves over and area, and can bring very strong storms is a

a)

cold front

b)

warm front

c)

occluded front

d)

stationary front

78.

Clouds form when moisture in the air

a)

freezes

b)

condenses on small particles of dust or smoke

c)

evaporates

d)

precipitates

79.

Alyssa wants to measure the speed of the wind. Which weather instrument would she use?

a)

Thermometer

b)

Rain Gauge

c)

Barometer

d)

Anemometer

80.

Colbin wants to measure the wind that was blowing from the Northeast. Which weather instrument would he use?

a)

Barometer

b)

Wind Vane

c)

Wind Gauge

d)

Thermometer

81.

Gregory wants to measure the amount of precipitation that had fallen in Myrtle Beach yesterday. Which weather instrument would he use?

a)

Rain Gauge

b)

Barometer

c)

Anemometer

d)

Thermometer

82.

This climate zone is hot, and humid. What climate zone is this?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

83.

Humidity is measured with a

a)

thermometer

b)

barometer

c)

hygrometer

d)

anemometer

84.

A severe storm which involves a funnel (spinning) cloud forming over land is:

a)

hurricane

b)

tornado

c)

thunderstorm

d)

blizzard

85.

This severe weather involves lightning, rain, and possibly hail

a)

thunderstorm

b)

tornado

c)

hurricane

d)

blizzard

86.

A person who studies weather and weather patterns is a(n)

a)

Botanist

b)

Astronomer

c)

Geologist

d)

Meteorologist

87.

Layers of gas that surrounds the earth

a)

atmosphere

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

d)

precipitation

88.

The continuous movement of water through many different phases is called the _________

a)

Water vapor

b)

Water cycle

c)

Run-off

d)

stratus

89.
Fine particles of water floating in the air as a gas
a)
Water vapor
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
run-off
90.

The process of a liquid heating up and becoming a gas (steam) is ___________

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

run-off

91.

Any type of water that falls from the clouds to earth

a)

precipitation

b)

water vapor

c)

condensation

d)

run-off

92.

the draining away of water from the surface of an area of land such as mountains or hills is called ____________

a)

run-off

b)

water cycle

c)

precipitation

d)

evaporation

93.

The amount of water vapor in the air is called:

a)

barometer

b)

climate

c)

humidity

d)

cloud

94.

The atmosphere is:

a)

A mixture of gases that surround the Earth

b)

The force exerted by air molecules over a given area

c)

An instrument to measure atmospheric pressure

95.

Climate is the pattern of weather an area has over a long period of time.

a)

True

b)

False

96.

The Troposphere is the outermost layer of the atmosphere.

a)

True

b)

False

97.

The layers of the atmosphere, in order from lowest to highest, are:

a)

Troposphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Stratosphere, then the Exosphere

b)

Thermosphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere, then the Exosphere

c)

Exosphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, then the Troposphere

d)

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, then the Exosphere

98.

A visible mass of condensed water vapor in the atmosphere is called:

a)

humidity

b)

air pressure

c)

a cloud

d)

climate

99.

___________ gas makes up 78% of the Earth's atmosphere.

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Water vapor

100.

The layer of the atmosphere where all weather occurs is the _____________.

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Stratosphere

101.

The __________ zones are the warmest because the sun's rays are the most concentrated at the equator.

a)

tropical

b)

polar

c)

temperate

102.

Warm air has a ________ density and ________ into the atmosphere.

a)

Low, sinks

b)

High, sinks

c)

High, rises

d)

Low, rises

103.

Energy from the sun is known as ____________________.

a)

ozone

b)

solar radiation

c)

air pressure

d)

humidity

104.

The atmosphere sustains life by ___________.

a)

providing warmth and gases needed for life

b)

protecting us from harmful UV radiation

c)

stopping meteoroids from hitting the Earth

d)

all of these

105.

Ocean currents affect a region's _________.

a)

salinity

b)

climate

c)

latitude

d)

altitude

106.

What is the force exerted by air molecules over a given area?

a)

barometer

b)

humidity

c)

air pressure

d)

clouds

107.

The gas that causes humidity is _____________.

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Water Vapor

108.

What is formed when there are differences in air pressure?

a)

wind

b)

climate

c)

solar radiation

d)

ocean currents

109.

When hot air rises quickly the air pressure _________, and can cause ___________.

a)

falls, storms

b)

falls, clear skies

c)

rises, storms

d)

rises, clear skies

110.

Dry climates have low humidity.

a)

True

b)

False

111.

Dew forms when water vapor condenses onto __________.

a)

humans

b)

nothnig

c)

warmer surfaces

d)

cooler surfaces

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