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General Science Review 10.1
Test Description: Climate
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What 2 factors are used to describe climate?
A
temperature and pressure
B
wind and precipitation
C
temperature and precipitation
D
wind and pressure
2) What is a microclimate?
A
streams of water between oceans
B
area that differs from surrounding climate
C
average distance from water
D
average conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area
3) What factors affect temperature
A
Latitude, Winds, Distance from large bodies of water Ocean currents
B
Latitude Altitude Winds, Ocean currents
C
Latitude, Altitude, Distance from large bodies of water, Ocean currents
D
Latitude Altitude Distance from large bodies of water, Winds
4) Why are areas near the equator warmer?
A
they receive more direct sunlight
B
2 of the choices
C
They are farther from large bodies of water
D
Earth's rotation
5) Which zone is located between 0 degrees and 23.5 degrees
A
tropical zone
B
polar zone
C
temperate zone
D
none of the choices
6) Which of the following is not true?
A
ocean currents can bring cold water to somewhere that would normally be warm
B
Sun always strikes Earth’s surface at a lower angle in the polar zone
C
marine climates are milder
D
temperature increases as altitude increases
7) What is the difference between prevailing winds and seasonal winds
A
prevailing winds usually blow in a region while seasonal winds change direction
B
prevailing winds are affected by the amount of water vapor while seasonal winds are not
C
seasonal winds are affected by the amount of water vapor while prevailing winds are not
D
seasonal winds usually blow in a region while prevailing winds change direction
8) What is not true about precipitation and mountains
A
rain falls on the windward side of a mountain
B
the windward side of a mountain is called the rain shadow
C
mountains cause air to rise, cool, and condense
D
mountains create rain shaddows
9) which monsoon is incorrectly matched?
A
winter monsoons have little precipitation
B
summer monsoons occur because land heats faster than the ocean
C
summer monsoon winds blow from the land
D
winter monsoons occur because land cools faster than the ocean
10) which of the following is not an effect of Earth's tilted axis in the summer?
A
warmer temperatures
B
longer days
C
less direct sunlight
D
axis facing the sun
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