This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 9 > Geography > Climate > Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Climates are classified according to which two major factors? A) Elevation & latitude. B) Elevation & precipitation. C) Latitude & temperature. D) Precipitation & temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Precipitation & temperature. 2. A continuous, directed movement of ocean water. A) Ocean Concurrent. B) Ocean Pollution. C) Ocean Climate. D) Ocean Current. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ocean Current. 3. Places near the equator receive maximum heat from the sun it reduces as we move towards the ..... A) Equator. B) Poles. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poles. 4. Difference in pressure of which two places is computed to predict intensity of monsoon . A) Madagascar and papua new guinea. B) Tahiti and papua new guineia. C) Tahiti and darwin. D) Madagascar and darwin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tahiti and darwin. 5. What climate is marked by large temperature variations between summer and winter? A) Polar Climate. B) Tropical Climate. C) Continental Climate. D) Mediterranean Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Continental Climate. 6. What climate region is illustrated with the following description?Categorized according to the amount of rainfall Can be hot or cool/cold Less than 10 inches of rain per year Low humidity & high temps during the day At night temps drop Examples:Sahara and Arabian A) Semiarid. B) Ice Caps. C) Tundra. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Desert. 7. What does span mean? A) The full extent of something from end to end. B) The dissection of a frog. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The full extent of something from end to end. 8. In ..... there is a wide difference between day and night temperatures. A) Thiruvanantpuram. B) Jaisalmer. C) Andaman & Nicobar island. D) Kochi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jaisalmer. 9. Which climate has the least amount of vegetation? A) Ice Cap. B) Steppe. C) Desert. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ice Cap. 10. Which climate is very hot and dry? A) Temperate. B) Mild. C) Tropical. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Desert. 11. ..... is average weather condition of a place over a long period of time over a large area. A) Climate. B) Weather. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climate. 12. What might happen if you tried to plant a tree that is native to tropical rainforests in the tundra? A) The tree would probably die. B) The tree would slowly adapt to its new environment. C) The tree would survive, but it probably wouldn't grow. D) The tree would quickly adapt to its new environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The tree would probably die. 13. What is a characteristic of humid subtropical climates? A) Wet and warm but not as hot as the tropics. B) Dry and hot with little rainfall. C) Short, cool summers and bitterly cold winters. D) Cold and snowy year-round. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wet and warm but not as hot as the tropics. 14. What is the definition of a desert according to the scientific vocabulary? A) An area of land that gets a lot of rain. B) An area of land that gets little rain. C) An area of land with many trees. D) An area of land with high temperatures. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An area of land that gets little rain. 15. It covers much of Western Europe, near the Atlantic ocean. It has cold winters and mild summers. A) Mediterranean Climate. B) Oceanic Climate. C) Alpine Climate. D) Polar Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oceanic Climate. 16. Johanna is explaining to her friend how to determine the climate of an area. Which instruction is she the most likely to give her friend? A) Measure the highest and lowest temperatures in a particular year. B) Find the average weather conditions over a period of many years. C) Measure the weather conditions one day, and compare them to other days. D) Record the precipitation and the wind speed for several months. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Find the average weather conditions over a period of many years. 17. Pollutions affects temperature A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 18. All weather is caused by A) Wind speed. B) Rainfall. C) The sun heating the Earth. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sun heating the Earth. 19. Hurricanes need ..... to form and grow A) Salt. B) Water. C) Wind. D) Land. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water. 20. Which of the following could cause a town to experience a much colder winter and more snowfall one year than ever before? A) Closeness to a large ocean. B) Release of greenhouse gases. C) Higher elevations. D) A volcanic eruption. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A volcanic eruption. 21. The average weather conditions of a region ..... A) Daily temperature. B) Weather. C) Climate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climate. 22. How much is the tilt of the earth's axis? A) 22.5. B) 23.5. C) 24.5. D) 21.5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 23.5. 23. ..... refers to the average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, wind, and clouds in an area. A) Climate. B) Weather. C) Forcast. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climate. 24. Best known for its warm, humid summers. A) Subtropical/temperate. B) Continental. C) Dry/arid. D) Highland/alpine. E) Tropical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subtropical/temperate. 25. What is a rain shadow? A) An area of high rainfall on the upwind slope of a mountain. B) An area of low rainfall on the downwind slope of a mountain. C) A type of cloud that forms over mountains. D) A weather pattern that brings continuous rain to coastal areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An area of low rainfall on the downwind slope of a mountain. 26. I am an animal that lives in the arctic. I have adaptations that allow me to survive in my environment. Which of the following is an adaptation that will allow me to survive the arctic? A) Thick white fur. B) Speed. C) Digging in the ground. D) Short, fluffy tail. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thick white fur. 27. Land closer to the equator is A) Colder. B) Warmer. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warmer. 28. Monsoons are seasonal winds that cause rain A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. The windward and leeward sides of a mountain tend to have A) Different amounts of rain. B) Different seasons. C) The same climate. D) Different wind directions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Different amounts of rain. 30. Who watches climate A) Linguistics. B) Weatheratologists. C) Climatologists. D) Climate watchers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climatologists. 31. What is a feature of the polar climate? A) Hot summers and cool winters. B) Year-round heat and heavy rainfall. C) Humid with warm summers and mild winters. D) Ice caps covered with ice and snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ice caps covered with ice and snow. 32. When the North pole is tilted toward the sun, which area will have the most hours of daylight? A) The Arctic Circle. B) The Tropic of Cancer. C) The Equator. D) The Antarctic Circle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Arctic Circle. 33. Why are tropical climates so wet? A) Low pressure zone. B) The sunlight is very indirect & weak. C) High pressure zones. D) The sunlight is very direct & strong. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Low pressure zone. 34. How much rainfall does the rainforest region of Africa usually receive? A) Less than 10 inches. B) Between 10 and 50 inches. C) Between 80 and 400 inches. D) Between 50 and 100 inchesTags7.1.1.PR7.1.2.ER. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Between 80 and 400 inches. 35. This zone has a high average temperature year-round of 64 degrees F or higher. Many of these areas can be jungle and are near the equator. These areas are often wet and humid. What climate zone is this? A) Temperate. B) Polar. C) Tropical. D) Arid. E) Continental. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tropical. 36. Coastal areas where winds blow off the ocean experience this climate. A) Mediterranean. B) Humid Continental. C) Marine West Coast. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marine West Coast. 37. Human activities that contribute to greenhouse gases include ..... A) Hunting, nuclear energy, afforestation. B) Fishing, agriculture, solar energy. C) Recycling, wind energy, organic farming. D) Mining, burning fossil fuels, raising livestock, deforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mining, burning fossil fuels, raising livestock, deforestation. 38. ..... Occurs when plants and animals adjust to the rainforest A) Preciptation. B) Getting comfortable. C) Participation. D) Adaptation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adaptation. 39. Two factors to determine climate are A) Precipitation and temperature. B) Hurricanes and tornadoes. C) Humidity and pressure. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Precipitation and temperature. 40. True or False:It's normal for climates to change naturally over time. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 41. A climate that is warm all year A) Equator. B) Temperate. C) Tropical. D) Polar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tropical. 42. How does latitude influence climate? A) The closer you are to the equator the higher the temperature. B) Winds bring rain to the coast from the seas. C) The higher the altitude the colder the temperature. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The closer you are to the equator the higher the temperature. 43. What causes earth's weather? A) Air mass. B) Atmosphere. C) Water vapour. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 44. What is the climate of Equatorial region? A) Hot and wet. B) Wet and cold. C) Hot. D) Cold. E) Wet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hot and wet. 45. Global warming is known as the gradual increase in ..... of the atmosphere. A) Precipitation. B) Ocean currents. C) Sun spots. D) Temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temperature. 46. Which of the following is NOT true of the relationship between vegetation and climate? A) Vegetation influences ocean currents. B) Vegetation influences regional precipitation patterns. C) Vegetation influences rates of solar absorption. D) Vegetation influences cloud formation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vegetation influences ocean currents. 47. Which climate is hot all year round and is very wet and rainy? A) Desert. B) Tropical. C) Temperate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tropical. 48. The windward side of the the western ghats receive rainfall upto? A) 311. B) 244. C) More than 250 cm. D) 214 cm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) More than 250 cm. 49. What is IMD [as per learnt today]? A) Indian meteorological department. B) Immediately. C) India Medical Defense. D) Immediate Medical Doctors. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indian meteorological department. 50. Which 2 climate zones can be located anywhere on the earth? A) Dry Zone & Highland Zone. B) Highland Zone & High Zone. C) Dry Zone & Low Zone. D) High Zone & Low Zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dry Zone & Highland Zone. 51. Which best describes a mediterranean climate in the SOUTHERN hemisphere? A) Little to no rain in June, July, and August, and a bit more rain in Nov, Dec, and Jan. B) Little to no rain in Nov, Dec, and Jan and a bit more rain in June, July, and August,. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Little to no rain in Nov, Dec, and Jan and a bit more rain in June, July, and August,. 52. Which of these prevents the south-west monsoon from escaping from India? A) The Indian Deserts. B) The Himalayas. C) Low Pressure Over Central India. D) None of These. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Himalayas. 53. What is happening in the atmosphere outside right now is called: A) Weather. B) Climate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weather. 54. THE DURATION OF COLD WEATHER SEASON IS A) FROM JANUARY TO FEBRUARY. B) FROM NOVEMBER TO JANUARY. C) FROM DECEMBER TO MARCH. D) FROM MID NOVEMBER TO MID MARCH. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) FROM MID NOVEMBER TO MID MARCH. 55. A change in temperature, precipitation, or other weather patterns over a long time is called ..... A) Elevation. B) Climate change. C) Weather change. D) Latitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climate change. 56. Climate means the weather conditions in a location over a long period of time? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 57. What impact does the ocean have on climate? A) It tends to make moderate temperatures in coastal areas. B) It tends to make temperatures in coastal areas more extreme. C) It tends to decrease rainfall in coastal areas. D) It tends to make temperatures in coastal areas cooler. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It tends to make moderate temperatures in coastal areas. 58. Burning fuels affects climate by A) Reducing the number of trees. B) Decreasing the amount of sunlight that reaches Earth's surface. C) Raising Earth's average temperature. D) Changing the prevailing winds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Raising Earth's average temperature. 59. Which of the following is a component of upper air circulation? A) Jet stream. B) North-easterlies. C) South-west monsoon. D) Kal Baishakhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jet stream. 60. This type of climate has little rain. A) Polar. B) Mild. C) Dry. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dry. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGeography QuizzesClass 9 QuizzesClass 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 1Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 2Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 3Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 4Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 5Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 6Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 7Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books