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Climate Quiz: How Well Do You Know? - Quiz

How well do you know about climate? According to the formal definition, the climate is a weather pattern that affects a particular region over a while. Different factors affect the climate of an area. Do you know some of the air currents experienced in spaces and how they affect the environment there? In this quiz, you will get to test out how true that is. Check it out and see what more you will remember!

Questions and Answers

1.

A region of the stratosphere, between 15 and 30 kilometers in altitude, containing a relatively high concentration of ozone; it absorbs most solar ultraviolet radiation.
- A.
  
  Ozone layer
- B.
  
  Atmosphere
- C.
  
  Cloud
- D.
  
  Jet stream
Correct Answer
A. Ozone layer
2.

The gases surrounding the Earth.
- A.
  
  Greenhouse gas
- B.
  
  Monsoon
- C.
  
  Atmosphere
- D.
  
  Jet stream
Correct Answer
C. Atmosphere
3.

A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.
- A.
  
  Rain
- B.
  
  Cloud
- C.
  
  Tsunami
- D.
  
  Monsoon
Correct Answer
B. Cloud
4.

The pressure caused by the weight of the atmosphere above an area.
- A.
  
  Jet stream
- B.
  
  Monsoon
- C.
  
  Air pressure
- D.
  
  Wind
Correct Answer
C. Air pressure
5.

The tropical rainy season when the rain lasts for several months with few interruptions.
- A.
  
  Typhoon
- B.
  
  Monsoon
- C.
  
  Tsunami
- D.
  
  Cyclone
Correct Answer
B. Monsoon
6.

Large, destructive waves generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean.
- A.
  
  Typhoon
- B.
  
  Monsoon
- C.
  
  Tsunami
- D.
  
  Cyclone
Correct Answer
C. Tsunami
7.

A system of winds rotating around a center of low atmospheric pressure.
- A.
  
  Typhoon
- B.
  
  Monsoon
- C.
  
  Tsunami
- D.
  
  Cyclone
Correct Answer
D. Cyclone
8.

Changes in the Earth's weather patterns, especially those said to be produced by global warming.
- A.
  
  Greenhouse gas
- B.
  
  Wind
- C.
  
  Climate change
- D.
  
  Ozone layer
Correct Answer
C. Climate change
9.

Any matter moving or falling, usually through the air, and especially if liquid.
- A.
  
  Wind
- B.
  
  Cloud
- C.
  
  Cyclone
- D.
  
  Rain
Correct Answer
D. Rain
10.

Any of the high-speed, high-altitude air currents that circle the Earth in a westerly direction.
- A.
  
  Cyclone
- B.
  
  Jet stream
- C.
  
  Atmosphere
- D.
  
  Air pressure
Correct Answer
B. Jet stream
11.

A period of below-average rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.
- A.
  
  Dry spell
- B.
  
  Drought
- C.
  
  Monsoon
- D.
  
  Greenhouse gas
Correct Answer
B. Drought
12.

A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane, which results in wind speeds of 64 knots(118km/h) or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia/Australia.
- A.
  
  Typhoon
- B.
  
  Monsoon
- C.
  
  Tsunami
- D.
  
  Cyclone
Correct Answer
A. Typhoon
13.

The pressure caused by the weight of the atmosphere above an area.
- A.
  
  Drought
- B.
  
  Rain
- C.
  
  Cloud
- D.
  
  Air pressure
Correct Answer
D. Air pressure
14.

Any gas, such as carbon dioxide or CFCs that contribute to the _______ effect when released into the atmosphere.
- A.
  
  Climate change
- B.
  
  Ozone layer depletion
- C.
  
  Greenhouse gas
- D.
  
  Climate
Correct Answer
C. Greenhouse gas
15.

Movement of air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
- A.
  
  Rain
- B.
  
  Cloud
- C.
  
  Sky
- D.
  
  Wind
Correct Answer
D. Wind

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Climate Quiz: How Well Do You Know?

A region of the stratosphere, between 15 and 30 kilometers in altitude, containing a relatively high concentration of ozone; it absorbs most solar ultraviolet radiation.

The gases surrounding the Earth.

A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.

The pressure caused by the weight of the atmosphere above an area.

The tropical rainy season when the rain lasts for several months with few interruptions.

Large, destructive waves generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean.

A system of winds rotating around a center of low atmospheric pressure.

Changes in the Earth's weather patterns, especially those said to be produced by global warming.

Any matter moving or falling, usually through the air, and especially if liquid.

Any of the high-speed, high-altitude air currents that circle the Earth in a westerly direction.

A period of below-average rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.

A weather phenomenon in the Eastern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane, which results in wind speeds of 64 knots(118km/h) or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia/Australia.

The pressure caused by the weight of the atmosphere above an area.

Any gas, such as carbon dioxide or CFCs that contribute to the _______ effect when released into the atmosphere.

Movement of air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.