Climate and Weather Quiz

What is the main difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is global; climate is local

• Weather is long-term; climate is short-term

• Climate is long-term; weather is short-term

• Climate occurs daily; weather occurs annually

Which of the following describes weather?

• Long-term patterns of temperature and rainfall

• Yearly trends in humidity

• Local atmospheric conditions over days or hours

• Global averages over decades

What is the primary factor that causes differences in climate?

• Ocean currents

• Solar energy distribution

• Wind patterns

• Cloud coverage

Why is the equator warmer than the poles?

• It is closer to the moon

• It has more forests

• It receives direct solar energy

• It has more rain

What is the enhanced greenhouse effect?

• Natural trapping of heat by Earth's atmosphere

• Increased radiation from the sun

• Human-caused increase in greenhouse gases trapping more heat

• Loss of the ozone layer

Which gas is most responsible for the enhanced greenhouse effect?

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Carbon dioxide

• Helium

How does deforestation contribute to the enhanced greenhouse effect?

• It increases rainfall

• It removes CO₂-absorbing trees

• It causes acid rain

• It cools the Earth

What is a result of increasing carbon dioxide and methane levels?

• More ozone production

• Decrease in average temperature

• More heat is trapped in the atmosphere

• Slower plant growth

Which of the following is a natural greenhouse gas?

• Methane

• Carbon monoxide

• Sulphur

• Lead

What is climate change?

• Daily variation in atmospheric pressure

• Long-term change in Earth’s climate patterns

• A seasonal weather event

• Variation in tides and ocean currents