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Climate Factors
Test Description: Test that covers information about climate factors.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is the name of wings that blow in the same direction over large areas of the Earth?
A
Jet Stream
B
Prevailing Winds
C
Global Winds
D
Polar Winds
2) When air masses cool, what happens to them next?
A
They become warmer
B
They become lighter and rise
C
They don't do anything
D
They get heavier and sink
3) When air masses warm, what happens next to them?
A
It gets heavier and sinks
B
It does nothing
C
It gets colder and sinks
D
It gets lighter and rises
4) At the Equator, hot air rises and flows towards....
A
The nearest Speedway Gas Station
B
The Poles
C
Back towards the Equator
D
The center of the earth
5) The latitude zone that is warm, closest to the Equator and receives direct sun rays is...
A
Polar Latitudes
B
Middle Latitudes
C
Gulf Stream
D
Low Latitudes
6) The latitude zone where most people live (including us) is..
A
Middle Latitudes
B
Low Latitudes
C
Prime Meridian
D
Polar Latitudes
7) Water heats and cools more slowly than what?
A
Ice Sheets
B
Glaciers
C
Ice
D
Land
8) Which of the following is not one of the factors that influences climate?
A
Elevation
B
Latitude
C
Bodies of Water
D
Plants
9) What is elevation?
A
How far apart latitude lines are
B
The height above sea level
C
When water turns to ice
D
When glaciers melt into the ocean
10) How can mountains impact the climate of an area?
A
They really don't impact the climate of an area
B
Rain clouds can crash into mountains, causing a tsunami
C
Because temperature decreases with elevation, storms on one side can lose moisture only on one side of the mountain
D
They can cause volcanoes to form
11) Which latitude zone is closest to the poles?
A
Middle Latitudes
B
High latitudes
C
Low Latitdues
D
Jet Stream
12) Large bodies of water can make the temperature of the land nearby....
A
Extremely Cold
B
Milder
C
Extremely Hot
D
Not change at all
13) What is the term that describes day to day changes in the air?
A
Weather
B
Nachos
C
Climate
D
Weathering
14) What are the two factors that make up the weather?
A
Wind and Water
B
Temperature and Precipitation
C
Ice and Rain
D
Sun and Moon
15) What is the predictable weather patterns for a location over the course of a year?
A
Weathering
B
Erosion
C
Climate
D
Weather
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