Whitter’s Learning Centre
Social Studies Quiz Climate
1. What name is given to the
diagram below?
C. anemometer
D. wind vane
5. A meteorologist specialize in
_______.
A. the solar system
B. weather patterns and
conditions
C. rocks
D. man-made disasters
A.
B.
C.
D.
river
sea
lake
ocean
2. What name is given to the
diagram below?
6. The condition of the atmosphere
at any particular time and place is
called _______.
A.
B.
C.
D.
climate
season
weather
atmosphere
7. The islands in the Caribbean are
influenced by the sea; therefore,
they all have a _______.
A.
B.
C.
D.
ocean
island
lake
river
A.
B.
C.
D.
3. What name is given to the
diagram below?
Tropical Maritime climate
Temperate Monsoon climate
Tropical Monsoon climate
Temperate Continental
climate
8. Which type of cloud does the
diagram below represent?
A.
B.
C.
D.
lake
hills
mountains
plain
4. What name is given to the
weather instrument below?
A.
B.
C.
D.
cumulonimbus
cirrus clouds
stratus clouds
cumulus clouds
9. Which type of clouds does the
diagram below represent?
A. barometer
B. rain gauge
A.
B.
C.
D.
cirrus clouds
stratus clouds
cumulonimbus
white clouds
10. The meteorologist said that
“Strong winds accompanied by
heavy rains and flooding are
expected today.” What elements of
weather the meteorologist spoke
about?
A.
B.
C.
D.
temperature and rain
wind and rain
clouds and rain
clouds and temperature
11. What does a barometer
measure?
A.
B.
C.
D.
wind speed
wind direction
air pressure
temperature
12. Which of the following is used
to measure the amount of heat in
the atmosphere?
A.
B.
C.
D.
thermometer
rain gauge
barometer
wind vane
13. What does the symbol “●” on a
weather chart mean?
A.
B.
C.
D.
overcast skies
fog
very cloudy
cloudy conditions
14. What does the anemometer
measure?
A.
B.
C.
D.
the speed of the wind
the direction of the wind
the amount of rainfall
the amount of cloud cover
15. Which instrument is used to
measure the amount of rain fall?
A.
B.
C.
D.
wind vane
anemometer
rain gauge
barometer
16. Which unit is used to measure
rainfall?
A.
B.
C.
D.
millimeter
kilometer
percentage
degree
17. Which three factors affect
climate?
A. air pressure, sunlight, cloud
cover
B. latitude, altitude and
distance from the sea
C. sea, ocean currents, air
pressure
D. altitude, cloud cover, air
18. Which of the following is
FALSE?
A. water is evaporated from
seas, lakes and dams and
form clouds from which rain
falls
B. evaporation is when water
vapour is changed into gas
C. clouds are tiny droplets of
water
D. water vapour is liquid
19. Temperature and cloud cover
for a day may be called ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
the position of the Earth
the four seasons
elements of weather
the Earth’s atmosphere
20. Which two countries are
located in the tropical zone?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Canada, England
Nigeria, Ghana
Jamaica, England
New Zealand, Ghana