Climate Practice Quiz

Where is it the warmest in terms of latitude?

• North Pole

• South Pole

• Equator

• Hawaii

Which of the two locations is warmer and why?

• The blue dot is warmer than the orange because it has a lower altitude.

• The blue dot is warmer than the orange dot because it is closer to the equator and gets more direct sunlight.

• The orange dot is warmer because it is closer to the North Pole.

• The two locations have the same temperatures because they are right above each other.

How can you use altitude to predict a location's climate?

• If something is higher, it is hotter because hot air rises.

• If something is higher off the ground, it is colder because the air is thinner.

• If something is higher off the ground, it is colder because cold air rises.

• If something is higher off the ground it is hotter because you are closer to the sun.

Which location would you expect to be colder and why?

• The blue dot would be colder because it is further from the ocean.

• The blue dot would be colder because it is blue.

• The green triangle would be colder because it is closer to the ocean.

• The green triangle would be colder because it is a mountain and has a higher altitude.

What causes major wind currents? (Check all that apply.)

• The equator gets more thermal energy from the sun, so air rises here. Then it cools and sinks and creates convection currents.

• Big vehicles like planes, boats, and trucks cause wind.

• Because the Earth is spinning, air seems to get pushed east and west across the Earth's surface.

• Clouds randomly release air that pushes wind around.

Both dots are the same distance from the equator. Which location is warmer and why?

• The blue dot is warmer because it is on the West Coast.

• The two dots are the same temperature because both are on the coast and are the same distance from the equator.

• The green dot is warmer because it is on the East Coast.

• The green dot is warmer because the wind is pushing water towards it from the equator where the water is warmer while the blue dot is getting water pushed from the South Pole which is colder.

If you live on a beach, where do you want the wind to come from to get warmer air and water?

• Down from the North Pole

• Up from the South Pole

• The Equator

• The Pacific Ocean

Where would you expect to be warmer and why? (Both are the same distance from the equator!)

• Blue will be warmer because the ocean currents are coming up from the warm equator.

• Blue will be warmer because it is closer to the sun.

• Green will be warmer because the ocean currents are coming down from the North Pole.

• They will be the same temperature because they are both on the coast and are the same latitude.