This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 9 > Geography > Climate > Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 18 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The pattern of weather that takes place in an area over many years. A) Mistral. B) Vegetation. C) Climate. D) Plant growth cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climate. 2. What is the primary greenhouse gas responsible for climate change? A) Carbon Dioxide (CO2). B) Nitrous Oxide (N2O). C) Ozone (O3). D) Methane (CH4). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon Dioxide (CO2). 3. City A is surrounded by bodies of water and has a moderate climate. It is located near the equator. What will most likely affect the climate of the city? A) Latitude. B) Distance from the bodies of water. C) Altitude. D) Topography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Latitude. 4. What role do oceans play in climate change? A) Oceans store and distribute solar energy, affecting global climate patterns. B) Oceans produce greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. C) Oceans reflect sunlight, significantly cooling the Earth. D) Oceans absorb all excess CO2, preventing climate change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oceans store and distribute solar energy, affecting global climate patterns. 5. What is released into the air during major volcanic eruptions? A) Fire. B) Sunspots. C) Aerosols. D) Lava. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aerosols. 6. What are the factors that influence the distribution of different climate types? A) Population density, vegetation type, soil composition. B) Proximity to the equator, size of the country, number of rivers. C) Latitude, altitude, distance from the sea, ocean currents, and prevailing winds. D) Number of daylight hours, average temperature, annual precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Latitude, altitude, distance from the sea, ocean currents, and prevailing winds. 7. Prevailing winds and ocean currents cannot affect climate. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. Climate is the average weather conditions recorded over a span of ..... A) Days. B) Weeks. C) Years. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Years. 9. In ..... the average temperature of the warmest month is below 10 degrees Celsius. A) Polar. B) Arctic. C) Mid-Latitude. D) Temperate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polar. 10. Climate refers to ..... , year-after-year weather patterns in a given area. A) Conditions. B) Average. C) Time and Place. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Average. 11. Which climate type has warm summers and mild winters? A) Dry climates. B) Polar climates. C) Mild climates. D) Tropical climates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mild climates. 12. Which of the following is true about air temperature? A) Air temperature increases from the equator to the poles. B) It decreases from the equator to the poles. C) It remains constant throughout the earth. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It decreases from the equator to the poles. 13. Total amount of rainfall in winter is known as A) Rain map. B) Mahawat. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mahawat. 14. Why has Earth's climate changed so rapidly in recent years? A) The sun has gotten much hotter. B) The Earth is rotating too slowly to cool off effectively. C) People are burning too many fossil fuels. D) People are eating too many plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People are burning too many fossil fuels. 15. How does carbon dioxide get into the atmosphere? A) By burning fossil fuels. B) From the respiration of plants and animals. C) From organisms that break down dead plants and animals (organic material). D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 16. The side of the mountain that receives most of the precipitation A) Leeward. B) Sideward. C) Windward. D) Upward. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Windward. 17. Why is one climate different from another? A) Due to the amount of solar energy a region receives. B) Because of the different types of plants in each region. C) Due to the types of animals found in the region. D) Because of the cultural practices of the area. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Due to the amount of solar energy a region receives. 18. Clues to ancient climates were like come from ..... A) Ice cores. B) Fossil tree rings. C) Plant pollens. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 19. You should say NO to the following items during lessons, except ..... A) Earbuds. B) Classwork. C) Mobile phones. D) Online games. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Classwork. 20. Which of the following is not a climate zone of the world? A) Temperate. B) Polar. C) Stormy. D) Tropical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stormy. 21. What type of climate is characterized by cool summers, cold winters, and moderate precipitation? A) Tropical wet and dry. B) Humid subtropical. C) Marine west coast. D) Subarctic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marine west coast. 22. What type of climate is characterized by cold year-round and little precipitation? A) Tropical wet. B) Polar. C) Mild. D) Continental. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polar. 23. Through which of these states does the Tropic of Cancer not pass through? A) Gujarat. B) Tripura. C) Rajasthan. D) Assam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assam. 24. Tundras have less plant life than rain forests because they receive less ..... A) Wind. B) Altitude. C) Precipitation. D) Barometric pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Precipitation. 25. Over the past 200 years, the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has A) Decreased slightly. B) Increased steadily. C) Stayed about the same. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increased steadily. 26. The condition of the air outdoors is- A) Climate. B) Weather. C) Average temperature. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weather. 27. Which of the following are common adaptations of birds with flight? A) Has air sacs in their hearts to store air. B) Has a heavy solid endoskeleton which helps in flight. C) Don't have a streamlined body. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of these. 28. Three climatic zones on Earth are: A) Torrid, Temperate, Frigid. B) Temperate, Cold, Frigid. C) Cold, Moderate, Temperate. D) Torrid, Hot, Cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Torrid, Temperate, Frigid. 29. Prevailing winds A) The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time. B) The day to day state of the atmosphere, including temperature, humidity, precipitation, and wind. C) The distance north or south from the equator, expressed in degrees. D) Winds that blow mainly from 1 direction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Winds that blow mainly from 1 direction. 30. The kinds of data that reflect climate are different from the conditions described in weather data. Which of the following is a description of climate? A) Today it is hot and sunny in Phoenix, Arizona. B) Summers are usually mild in Lansing, Michigan. C) Last week it rained every day in San Antonio, Texas. D) Yesterday was cold and windy in Anchorage, Alaska. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Summers are usually mild in Lansing, Michigan. 31. What climate is characterized by moderate changes between summer and winter which also occurs without extreme temperature or precipitation changes? A) Polar. B) Tropical. C) Temperate. D) Arid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temperate. 32. Which of the following is a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming? A) Nitrogen. B) Oxygen. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Argon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon dioxide. 33. What climate region is illustrated with the following description?Climate varies with latitude, elevation, other topography, & continental locationExample:Andes mountain regionWeather depends on weather it faces north or south, exposure to winds carrying moisture A) Highlands. B) Marine West Coast. C) Mediterranean. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Highlands. 34. When does Summer solstice starts? A) Monday, 21 June, ( 2021). B) Monday, 22 June, ( 2021). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monday, 21 June, ( 2021). 35. Which Biome is being described? Cacti Very low unreliable rainfall, or no rainfall, dry Low population density Can be created by a rain shadow A) Deciduous forest. B) Taiga. C) Desert. D) Savanna. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desert. 36. Which of these describes a coastline climate compared to a continental climate A) Warmer. B) More constant. C) Cooler. D) More erratic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) More constant. 37. What climate is characterized by high temperatures throughout the year? A) Temperate Climate. B) Polar Climate. C) Tropical Climate. D) Desert Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tropical Climate. 38. The climate in which savannahs are found? A) Tropical dry. B) Tundra. C) Tropical wet. D) Taiga. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropical dry. 39. Why do regions near the equator experience wetter weather? A) Due to high-pressure systems. B) Due to lack of vegetation. C) Due to cold-water currents. D) Due to low-pressure systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Due to low-pressure systems. 40. Temperature rises up to 50 degree centigrade in ..... during summer A) Kerala. B) Rajasthan. C) Tamil Nadu. D) Jammu and Kashmir. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rajasthan. 41. What climate zone is located near the equator where the sun is directly overhead all year? A) Tropical. B) Polar. C) Temperate. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropical. 42. The pattern of ..... determines Earth's precipitation pattern A) Volcanic eruptions. B) Solar activity. C) Global atmospheric circulation. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 43. Tropical Climates are close to the equator, wet, warm and humid. Lots of plants and animals. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 44. This zone is just as the name implies:not very cool or very hot. What climate zone is this? A) Tropical. B) Arid. C) Polar. D) Temperate. E) Continental. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temperate. 45. Bactarian camel belongs to which wildlife region- A) Northern most asia. B) Central and south western asia. C) Mountain. D) Equatorial rainforest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central and south western asia. 46. Coastal areas experience higher contrasts in temperature conditions. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 47. There is a big temperature difference between day and night in the Thar Desert. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. Extremely cold, even in summer A) Polar. B) Dry. C) Continental. D) Temperate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polar. 49. The boundary formed when two air masses meet is called a ..... A) Storm line. B) Front. C) Squall Line. D) Thunderhead. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Front. 50. Winter months in Southern California are ..... A) November, December, and January. B) June, July, and August. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) November, December, and January. 51. Climates are classified according to two major factors: A) Elevation and precipitation. B) Latitude and temperature. C) Elevation and latitude. D) Precipitation and temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Precipitation and temperature. 52. What type of severe weather would MOST likely cause you and your family to follow your evacuation plan? A) Ice storm. B) Hurricane. C) Thunderstorm. D) Volcanic eruption. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hurricane. 53. This changes on a daily basis- A) Weather. B) Climate. C) Seasons. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weather. 54. When lines on an isobar map are close together, the winds will be ..... A) Stronger. B) Weaker. C) Calm. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stronger. 55. These clouds are wispy or curly, white, thin & feather-like A) Cumulus. B) Cirrus. C) Cumulonimbus. D) Stratus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cirrus. 56. What is the definition of climate? A) Climate is the average weather patterns over a long period of time. B) Climate is the combination of temperature, humidity and precipitation on a daily basis. C) Climate is the average weather patterns over a short period of time. D) How it feels in the classroom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climate is the average weather patterns over a long period of time. 57. The temperature of every day is measured by: A) Maximum-Minimum thermometer. B) Clinical thermometer. C) Medical thermometer. D) None of these. E) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maximum-Minimum thermometer. 58. A region that is very dry for most or all of the year is called a ..... A) Swamp. B) Desert. C) Ecosystem. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desert. 59. Which of the following statements accurately states the relationship between latitude and vegetation? A) Vegetation is about vegetables. B) Vegetation decreases as one moves toward higher latitudes. C) Changes in latitude have very little effect on the amount of vegetation. D) Vegetation decreases as one moves toward lower latitudes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vegetation decreases as one moves toward higher latitudes. 60. Which biome is very dry for most or all of the year? A) Swamp. 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