Climate and Earth Science Quiz

______________ is a climate where summers are hot and dry while winters are rainy.

• Desert

• Marine West Coast

• Mediterranean

• Tundra

An area which receives less than 10 inches of rain is a ______________.

• Taiga

• Desert

• Tundra

• Marine West Coast

Vegetation found in ______________ includes short grasses, lichens and mosses.

• Tundra

• Deciduous

• Coniferous

• Mediterranean

A subarctic climate zone with coniferous and some deciduous trees is __________.

• Taiga

• Desert

• Marine West Coast

• Mediterranean

The climate zone in the Northern Hemisphere known for foggy and rainy conditions year round is called ______________.

• Marine West Coast

• Desert

• Mediterranean

• Tundra

An ______________ occurs when the sun shines directly on the equator.

• Solstice

• Equinox

• Revolution

• Rotation

One ______________ of the earth takes 365 ¼ days.

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Tilt

• Axis

The side of a mountain which receives little rainfall is the ______________ side.

• Windward

• Leeward

• Equinox

• Axis

The ______________ of the earth is 23 ½ degrees.

• Axis

• Tilt

• Rotation

• Revolution

The Westerlies in the Northern Hemisphere are known as ______________.

• Prevailing Winds

• Equinox

• Solstice

• Rotation