Chapter 3: Climate Quiz

Fill in the blank: ______ is the condition of the atmosphere in one place for a short period of time.

• Weather

• Climate

• Season

• Temperature

Fill in the blank: ______ are weather patterns that an area typically experiences during a long period of time.

• Climate

• Seasons

• Storms

• Forecasts

Only a ______ amount of the sun’s heat reaches the Earth.

• small

• huge

• complete

• double

Most of the sun's heat is reflected back into space by the atmosphere and the earth’s surface.

• True

• False

Fill in the blank: Earth is tilted at a ______ degree angle.

• 23 1/2

• 45

• 10

• 0

True or False: Every place on Earth receives the same amount of sunlight.

• True

• False

Fill in the blank: The tilt of the Earth affects ______.

• temperature

• gravity

• magnetism

• air pressure

The rotation of the Earth on its axis causes changes in day and night.

• True

• False

Fill in the blank: The Earth makes one complete rotation every ______ hours.

• 24

• 12

• 36

• 48

Fill in the blank: Earth travels in an ______ around the Sun.

• orbit

• circle

• line

• square