This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 9 > Geography > Climate > Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 11 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the main energy source for the world's major ocean surface currents? A) The movement of the Earth through space. B) The moon's gravity. C) The sun. D) Heat from inside the earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sun. 2. Climate is the ..... A) Average weather over a long period of time ( 30 minutes). B) Average weather over a long period of time ( 30 seconds). C) Average weather over a long period of time ( 30 years). D) Average weather over a long period of time ( 30 hours). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Average weather over a long period of time ( 30 years). 3. Temperatures in the Sahara Desert can top 130 degrees Fahrenheit. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. The side of a mountain range that faces the oncoming wind. Rain or snow falls on this side of the mountain A) Leeward. B) Dessert. C) Windward. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Windward. 5. Sea and land breezes over a large region that change direction with the seasons. A) Monsoons. B) Sun spots. C) Ice age. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monsoons. 6. Regions closest to ..... tend to have warmer year-round climates. A) North Pole. B) Forest Fires. C) The Equator. D) South Pole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Equator. 7. Which of the following is the best example for experiencing equable climate? A) Delhi. B) Lucknow. C) Darjeeling. D) Mangalore. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mangalore. 8. The condition of the Earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place is called: A) Climate. B) Temperature. C) Air Pressure. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weather. 9. Mia lives in a place that is usually sunny with frequent summer rains. For most of the year, it is warm and humid. Mia has never seen snow where she lives. In what type of climate zone does Mia most likely live? A) Desert. B) Temperate. C) Polar. D) Tropical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tropical. 10. Part of the water cycle; the process by which water falls to Earth. A) Percipitation. B) Sleet. C) Snow. D) Rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Percipitation. 11. A mild climate with seasonal weather A) Temperate. B) Latitude. C) Tropical. D) Polar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temperate. 12. How do large bodies of water affect the climate of nearby land areas? A) They cause the nearby land areas to have moderate temperatures year-round. B) They make the nearby land areas colder in both summer and winter. C) They have no significant effect on the climate of nearby land areas. D) They cause the nearby land areas to have extreme temperatures year-round. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They cause the nearby land areas to have moderate temperatures year-round. 13. The process that traps heat in our atmosphere is A) Condensation. B) The Greenhouse Effect. C) Evaporation. D) Global Energy Systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Greenhouse Effect. 14. The ..... of any area depend on the latitude and altitude of the place A) Distance from the sea. B) Ocean currents. C) The pressure and wind system. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The pressure and wind system. 15. Oceans affect temperature and precipitation on land by making conditions nearby more constant or moderate. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 16. Which of the following describes an example of tropical wet climate? A) Warm, humid air with an average daily temperature of 80. B) Hot and dry conditions with a small amount of plant and animal life. C) Wet and dry seasons and high year-round temperatures. D) Heavy Rains and Tall trees form a canopy as plants grow on the completely shaded forest floor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heavy Rains and Tall trees form a canopy as plants grow on the completely shaded forest floor. 17. When water vapor cools and ..... , precipitation falls. A) Humidifies. B) Precipitates. C) Evaporates. D) Condenses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Condenses. 18. The name for plant growth in an area. A) Vegetation. B) Plants. C) Crops. D) Forests. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vegetation. 19. What climate region is illustrated with the following description?Variety of temperatures & precipitationMid-latitude interiors of Northern Hemisphere ContinentsCold winters and hot summersFour seasons (length of the season determined by the region's latitude) A) Humid Subtropical. B) Mediterranean. C) Highlands. D) Humid Continental. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humid Continental. 20. What climate is found in central Australia? A) Humid Subtropical. B) Desert. C) Tropical Savanna. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desert. 21. Warm to cool summers and very cold winters A) Temperate. B) Continental. C) Tropical. D) Polar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Continental. 22. During cold periods called ..... , large parts of Earth's surface was covered with sheets of ice. A) Glaciers. B) Ice Ages. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ice Ages. 23. El Nino is ..... A) Wind blowing from Spain. B) Latitude near the equator. C) An Ocean current. D) A jet stream. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An Ocean current. 24. Which of the following best explains why the latitude of a region influences its climate? A) The latitude of a region determines its proximity to the ocean. B) The latitude of a region determines the land forms present in the area. C) The latitude of a region determines how much sunlight the area receives. D) The latitude of a region determines its elevation above sea level. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The latitude of a region determines how much sunlight the area receives. 25. Which of the following states suffer from loo? A) Tamil Nadu. B) Uttar Pradesh. C) Gujarat. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uttar Pradesh. 26. Weather refers to the conditions of Earth's atmosphere at a particular ..... A) Location. B) Time. C) Place. D) Time and Place. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Time and Place. 27. What type of climate has warm summers and cold winters with moderate precipitation? A) Continental climates. B) Dry climates. C) Polar climates. D) Tropical climates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Continental climates. 28. Two cities are located at the same latitude. Which statement is true? A) The city closer to the ocean would be colder in winter. B) The city at the lower altitude would be warmer year-round. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The city at the lower altitude would be warmer year-round. 29. What climate is known for extreme temperature variations between day and night? A) Desert Climate. B) Polar Climate. C) Temperate Climate. D) Mediterranean Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desert Climate. 30. Describe a tropical climate. A) Are those without extremes of temperature and precipitation (rain and snow). B) All months have average temperatures above 18 degrees Celsius. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All months have average temperatures above 18 degrees Celsius. 31. The "influencing geographical factor" of the European Alps is ..... A) It has a high elevation. B) It's proximity to the Equator. C) It's in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. D) It's proximity to the Mediterranean Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It has a high elevation. 32. What type of climate is India generally described as having? A) Hot. B) Cold. C) Monsoon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monsoon. 33. A working anemometer must be able to ..... A) Fall down. B) Hang on the wall. C) Rotate. D) Have lots of friction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rotate. 34. Areas closer to the ..... receive more direct Sun. A) Prime Meridian. B) Tropic of Capricorn. C) Poles. D) Equator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Equator. 35. The Amazon rainforests are located in ..... A) Asia. B) South America. C) North America. D) Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) South America. 36. Which of the following will heat the fastest? A) Water. B) Land. C) Both heat at equal rates. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Land. 37. Jacob lives in the town of Dansbury. Every afternoon, a breeze blows from the west over the town of Dansbury. In summer, there are often showers in the afternoon.What is most likely to the west of the town of Dansbury? A) A valley. B) A mountain. C) A lake. D) A desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A lake. 38. Which type of climate has 4 seasons? A) Polar. B) Temperate. C) Desert. D) Tropical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temperate. 39. Majority of the animals in the rainforests of Africa live where? A) The canopy. B) The sky. C) The rivers. D) The ground floor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The canopy. 40. Which best describes a Mediterranean climate found in the northern hemisphere? A) Little to no rain in Nov, Dec, and Jan, and a bit more rain in June, July, and August. B) Little to no rain in June, July, and August, and a bit more rain in Nov, Dec, and Jan. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Little to no rain in June, July, and August, and a bit more rain in Nov, Dec, and Jan. 41. True or False. Water heats up 5 times slower than land. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 42. The following environments are all in a temperate zone. Which place would you expect to be the hottest and most humid? A) Wooded forest. B) Desert. C) Swamp. D) Mountain range. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Swamp. 43. Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere absorbs some of the heat given off by Earth. This process, commonly called the ..... is necessary for life. A) El Nino. B) Global warming. C) Greenhouse effect. D) Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greenhouse effect. 44. This is the resulting diagonal movement either north or south, of prevailing winds caused by the Earth's rotation A) Time effect. B) Coriolis effect. C) Wind effect. D) Mandala effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coriolis effect. 45. How does the ocean affect climate in the summer? A) The ocean warms nearby land in the summer. B) The ocean cools nearby land in the summer. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The ocean cools nearby land in the summer. 46. ..... ARE THE FAST FLOWING COLD AIR CURRENT IN A NARROW ZONE IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE A) SOUTH WESTERN WINDS. B) NORTH EASTERN WINDS. C) EASTERLY WINDS. D) JET STREAMS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) JET STREAMS. 47. What does the lion-tailed macaque feed on? A) Fruits, seeds and squirrels. B) Zebras and lions. C) Fruit seeds and insects. D) Blue whales. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fruit seeds and insects. 48. India has this type of climate. A) Polar climate. B) Tropical Monsoon. C) Desert climate. D) Mediterranean climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tropical Monsoon. 49. The ..... climate has cool summers, bitterly cold winters and permafrost. A) Desert. B) Tundra. C) Tropical. D) Marine continental. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tundra. 50. What does a thermometer measure? A) Rain. B) Snow. C) Wind. D) Temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temperature. 51. Amy is making a model of a tundra. A tundra is a treeless area that usually gets less than 10 inches of precipitation each year. The soil below the surface is frozen. Which climate zone does Amy's model show? A) Equatorial. B) Polar. C) Temperate. D) Tropical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polar. 52. What effects does altitude have on the climates of Central Asia? A) Increases air humidity. B) Causes constant rains. C) Decreases wind speed. D) Generates variations in temperature and atmospheric pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Generates variations in temperature and atmospheric pressure. 53. Because of its high ..... , Mount Everest has a cold climate all year. A) Level of snow. B) Water level. C) Latitude. D) Elevation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Elevation. 54. What causes rain shadows to form? A) Cold air sinking on the downwind slope of the mountains. B) Warm, moist air rising and cooling on the upwind slope of the mountains. C) High altitude of the mountains blocking sunlight. D) Ocean currents affecting the temperature on land. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warm, moist air rising and cooling on the upwind slope of the mountains. 55. The word monsoon is derived from a word from which language? A) Sanskrit. B) Latin. C) Greek. D) Arabic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arabic. 56. An important principle scientists follow to determine ancient climates is ..... A) Larger plants and animals require warmer climates. B) If an organism today needs certain conditions to live, then a similar organism that lived in the past needed similar conditions. C) Earth was warmer long ago, so the climates were too. D) Climatic changes today occur faster than in ancient times. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If an organism today needs certain conditions to live, then a similar organism that lived in the past needed similar conditions. 57. Found away from oceans and are less humid. Warm summers and cold winters. A) Arid (Desert). B) Semi-Arid (Steppe). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semi-Arid (Steppe). 58. STATE OF ATMOSPHERE OVER AN AREA AT ANY POINT OF TIME IS CALLED A) WEATHER. B) CLIMATE. C) TEMPERATURE. D) HUMIDITY. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) WEATHER. 59. The monsoons are experienced in the tropical area roughly between A) 10 degree north and 10 degree south. B) 20 degrees north and 20 degrees south. C) 40 degrees north and 40 Degrees south. D) None of the ab aap. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 20 degrees north and 20 degrees south. 60. Name the state that the first to experience the onset of the monsoon A) Tamil Nadu. B) Kerala. C) Maharashtra. D) Karnataka. 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