Whitter’s Learning Centre Social
Studies Quiz Climate 3
1. What is the average state of
weather over a number of
years (30years) called?
A.
B.
C.
D.
rainfall
atmospheric conditions
northers
climate
2. Which of the following
persons studies the weather?
A.
B.
C.
D.
meteorologist
seismologist
astrologist
geologist
3. An element of weather is
A.
B.
C.
D.
temperature
North Pole
Thunder
Plateau
4. Pam and Sue went to school.
It was hot and sunny when
they were leaving home.
Five minutes later, it began
to rain. There was a change
in ________.
A.
B.
C.
D.
weather
longitude
climate
latitude
5. In which climatic zone is
Jamaica located?
D. Temperate Zone
7. Countries that are located
near the equator have a
_____ climate.
A.
B.
C.
D.
sub-tropical
tropical
polar
temperate
8. In which climatic zone is
Greenland located?
A.
B.
C.
D.
North Temperate
South Temperate
North Polar
South Polar
9. Weather may BEST be
described as _______.
A. the average condition of the
atmosphere over thirty years
B. the condition of the
atmosphere over a specific
place at a specific time
C. the permanent condition of
the atmosphere
D. the climatic condition of a
region
10.With which of the following
would you associate the
Beaufort scale?
A.
B.
C.
D.
rainfall
climate
wind speed
wind direction
11.How are clouds formed?
A.
B.
C.
D.
North Temperate
Tropical Zone
Cold Zone
South Temperate
6. Coffee and cocoa are
usually grown in the ____.
A. when water vapour
condenses into tiny droplets
of air
B. when the sea is calm
C. when the sea is choppy
D. when the rain falls
A. Tropical Zone
B. Frigid Zone
C. Northern Polar Region
12.Which climatic zone is
correctly matched to its
climatic type?
A. Polar – Temperate Monsoon
B. South Temperate – Tropical
Monsoon
C. Tropics – Hot Dessert
D. North Temperate –
Equatorial
13.Which climatic zone is
correctly matched to its
climatic type?
A. Polar – Tropical Monsoon
B. South Temperate –
Temperate Monsoon
C. Tropics _ Hot Dessert
D. Temperate – Continental
type
14.What are the characteristic
of the temperate Zone?
A. hot summers and very cold
winters
B. warm temperatures right
through the year
C. warm temperature and rain
for approximately 3 months
of the year
D. influenced by the sea
15.Which unit is used to
measure rainfall?
A.
B.
C.
D.
centimeters
milligrams
degrees
millimeters
16.Clouds that produce rain
are:
A.
B.
C.
D.
stratus
nimbus
cumulus
cirrus
17.Which of the following
influences the climate of a
place?
A. longitude
B. latitude
C. vegetation
D. all of the above
18.Which of the following is
NOT an element of
weather?
A.
B.
C.
D.
cloud
wind
altitude
rain
19.A barometer is used to
measure:
A.
B.
C.
D.
humidity
temperate
direction
air pressure
20.Winds are MOST OFTEN
named according to:A. the direction from which
they blow
B. the countries over which
they blow
C. the countries they destroy
D. the altitude from which they
come