Weather Quiz Grade 10
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Which of the following is NOT a factor impacting Earth’s climate?
- longitude
- ocean currents
- elevation
- Question of
It is a measure of a substances ability to store heat. It is measured as the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of a material by 1OC.
- heat capacity
- albedo
- temperature
- Question of
“Energy that is emitted or transmitted in the form of waves” is…
- radiation
- solar energy
- visible light
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“Atmospheric conditions such as temperature, precipitation and humidity at a particular time and place” is…
- weather
- climate
- ecozone
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What is “the recent trend of increasing average temperature of Earth’s surface” called?
- global warming
- solar radiation
- climate change
- Question of
Which of the following is NOT used as evidence of climate change occurring today?
- Extinction of animals
- Rising Sea Levels
- Shrinking Size of Polar Ice Caps
- Question of
Which of the following absorbs more heat (radiation)?
- black material
- gray material
- white material
- Question of
“Percentage of incoming light/radiation reflected by the surface of a material” is _______.
- albedo
- conductivity
- heat loss
- Question of
It is colder at the North Pole than the Equator because.
- Due to the curvature AND the tilt of the Earth. solar radiation is spread across a larger area at the North Pole
- Solar radiation strikes the Earth directly at the North Pole
- The North Pole is further away from the Sun than the Equator
- Question of
A reservoir, such as a ocean or a forest, that absorbs and stores thermal energy for a period of time.
- heat sink
- thermal store
- radiation reservoir
- Question of
A warm ocean current _______.
- brings moisture and warms nearby land
- removes moisture and lowers temperatures on islands
- sinks deeper into the ocean
- Question of
Which of the following is NOT a Greenhouse Gas?
- Carbon monoxide
- Nitrous oxide
- Ozone
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Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes Earth’s ocean temperature to increase which releases more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and increases ocean temperature more and so on and so on. This is an example of?
- Positive Feedback Loop
- Negative Feedback Loop
- Thermohaline Circulation
- Question of
Which of the following surfaces has the HIGHEST albedo?
- Fresh snow
- Aluminum foil
- A field of grass
- Question of
What is “the average atmospheric conditions over a very long period of time”?
- Climate
- Heat store
- Weather
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Air temperature _____________ as you walk up a mountain
- decreases
- increases
- remains unchanged
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What is “the natural process of the warming of the Earth from the ability of Earth’s atmosphere to trap energy radiated from Earth’s surface”?
- Greenhouse Effect
- Climate Change
- Carbon Cycle
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“Continuous flow of ocean waters because of difference in water temperatures and salinity” is.
- Thermohaline Circulation
- Waves
- Current
- Question of
Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?
- water
- oil
- natural gas
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“Resulting from human activity” is _______.
- Anthropogenic
- Carbon Footprint
- Global Warming
- Question of
Climate Change is _______.
- A longer term change in the usual weather conditions found in a place
- Climatic events caused only by humans
- Decreases in the amount of precipitation everywhere on Earth
- Question of
Which of the following is NOT a carbon sink?
- space
- soil
- plants
- Question of
____________type of rain is found in the Himalayas
- Orographic
- Convectional
- Cyclonic
- Question of
The heat of the Sunrays is more at the ________.
- equator
- polar regions
- tropical regions
- Question of
When the temperature is high the pressure will be _____
- low
- high
- equal
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India mainly gets rainfall from the _______
- south west monsoon winds
- north east monsoon winds
- south east monsoon winds
- Question of
India experiences the highest rainfall in the month of ________
- June
- May
- December
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In Brazil ______ receives orographic rainfall
- windward side of the Great Escarpment
- Amazon River Basin
- Guyana Highlands
- Question of
The rain shadow region to the north east of Brazil is known as __________
- Drought Quadrilateral
- Amazon Basin
- Sunderbans
- Question of
What is the greenhouse effect?
- Certain gases in the atmosphere trap heat and warm the Earth
- Life on Earth ‘exhales’ gas that warms up the atmosphere
- The tilt of the Earth changes the amount of solar energy the Earth receives