Weather & Climate Quiz - Temperature

Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences temperature

• Latitude

• Distance from the sea

• Altitude

• Relative humidity

What is the effect of latitude on temperature?

• Higher latitude - lower temperature;

  Lower latitude - lower temperature

• Higher latitude - higher temperature;

  Lower latitude - lower temperature

• Higher latitude - lower temperature;

  Lower latitude - higher temperature

• Higher latitude - higher temperature;

  Lower latitude - higher temperature

Why do places, such as Singapore, which are near the Equator experience higher temperature compared to places further away from the Equator?

• Higher latitude - lower solar angle - solar energy is spread over a wide area - high temperature

• Higher latitude - higher solar angle - solar energy is concentrated over a smaller area - high temperature

• Lower latitude - lower solar angle - solar energy is spread over a wider area - high temperature

• Lower latitude - higher solar angle - solar energy is concentrated over a smaller area - high temperature

At higher altitude, temperature is lower because

• one is further away from the Earth's surface

• one is nearer to the Earth's surface

• density of the air is higher

• density of the air is lower

Incoming solar energy is in the form of (A) ________.

Solar energy the radiates from the Earth's surface towards the surrounding atmosphere is in the form of (B) ________.

• A: longwave radiation

  B: shortwave radiation

• A: incoming radiation

  B: outgoing radiation

• A: shortwave radiation

  B: longwave radiation

At which of these places is temperature NOT likely to be affected by altitude?

• on the Tibetan Plateau

• Quito, Ecuador

• Singapore

• Mt Everest Base Camp

Study the map which shows the location of Anchorage and Fairbanks in Alaska, USA in relation to the sea.

How is this likely to affect the summer and winter temperatures in these 2 places?

• Fairbanks: cooler summer, warmer winter

  Anchorage: hotter summer, colder winter

• Fairbanks: cooler summer, colder winter

  Anchorage: hotter summer, warmer winter

• Fairbanks: hotter summer, colder winter

  Anchorage: cooler summer, warmer winter

• Fairbanks: hotter summer, warmer winter

  Anchorage: cooler summer, colder winter

Distance from the sea affects the temperature of places in Singapore that are nearer to coast and further away from the coast.

• True

• False

Which of the following is considered the coldest city in the world?

• Singapore

• Yakutsk in Siberia, Russia

• Nevada, USA

• Reykjavik, Iceland