This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 9 > Geography > Climate > Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A gradual increase in average global temperature A) Fossil fuel. B) Greenhouse effect. C) Climate change. D) Greenhouse gas. E) Global warming. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Global warming. 2. During the month of June ..... is inclined towards the sun. A) North Pole. B) South Pole. C) Moon. D) Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) North Pole. 3. What is the primary factor that causes the Earth's climate to change over geological time scales? A) Volcanic eruptions. B) Ocean currents. C) Solar radiation variations. D) Human activities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar radiation variations. 4. This type of climate is warm year round. A) Hopeful climate. B) Tropical climate. C) Temperate climate. D) Polar climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tropical climate. 5. Which climate region is known for having moist air that brings calm, rainy summers? A) Mediterranean. B) Subarctic. C) Humid subtropical. D) Marine west coast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Marine west coast. 6. What can you infer about animals that live in the desert? A) Most can survive on very little water. B) Most can't live in temperatures below 90 degrees Fahrenheit. C) Most of them are quite large. D) Most of them are warm-blooded. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Most can survive on very little water. 7. The Temperate Zone has subclimates. Which subclimate do we live in? A) Oceanic. B) Continental. C) Humid Subtropical. D) Mediterranean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mediterranean. 8. In the desert, 6, 000 feet below the surface are aquifers that hold water. When the water is able to rise and reach the surface, this creates a what? A) Oasis. B) Sink Hole. C) Ocean. D) Lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oasis. 9. Which of the following best describes the concept of 'albedo' in climate science? A) The circulation of ocean currents. B) The absorption of sunlight by the Earth's surface. C) The trapping of heat by greenhouse gases. D) The reflection of sunlight by the Earth's surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The reflection of sunlight by the Earth's surface. 10. A city located near the center of a large continent has colder winters and warmer summers than a city at the same elevation and latitude located on the continent's coast. Which statement best explains the difference between the cities climates? A) Windspeeds are greater over land than over oceans. B) Air masses originate only over land. C) Land has a lower specific heat than water. D) Water changes temperature more rapidly than land. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Land has a lower specific heat than water. 11. A polar climate in the US? A) New York. B) Maine. C) Virginia. D) Alaska. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alaska. 12. Which climate zone is found on either side of the equator and it hot and wet all year? A) Dry. B) Tropical. C) Cool temperature. D) Warm temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tropical. 13. What is the correct definition for weather? A) The amount of rain in a 24 hour period. B) The average conditions of the atmosphere. C) The short term or day to day conditions of the atmosphere. D) The long term atmospheric conditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The short term or day to day conditions of the atmosphere. 14. Because Earth's axis is ..... , the hemispheres receive different amounts of solar energy at different times. A) Not there. B) Bent. C) Straight. D) Titled. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Titled. 15. During the southwest monsoon period, the monster laden winds blow from- A) Land to sea. B) Plateau to plains. C) Sea to land. D) Plains to plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sea to land. 16. This climate zone has weather that is hot and humid all year A) Subpolar. B) Polar. C) Subtropical. D) Temperate. E) Tropical. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Tropical. 17. How many major climate types are there, worldwide? A) Six. B) Three. C) Four. D) Five. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Five. 18. Large bodies of water affect climate of the land next to them because A) Water heats up and cools more slowly than land. B) Water heats up and cools faster than land. C) Water and land cool at the same time. D) Water and land heat at the same rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water heats up and cools more slowly than land. 19. A tropical climate can best be described as being ..... A) Cold. B) Dry. C) Warm. D) Mild. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warm. 20. At the bottom of a very tall mountain, a gentle rain is falling. The mountainside is covered by clouds, and the peak cannot be seen. What kind of weather is most likely happening at the top of the mountain? A) It is raining. B) There is a tornado. C) There is a flash flood. D) It is snowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is raining. 21. The warming of the atmosphere by the trapping of heat being radiated to space is called A) Condensation. B) Radiation. C) The greenhouse effect. D) Evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The greenhouse effect. 22. Humidity is higher in which season [comparitively from below] A) Winter. B) Rainy. C) Summer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rainy. 23. Which type of trees characterizes our biome, here in PA? A) Palm. B) Ginko. C) Cacti. D) Deciduous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deciduous. 24. One rainy season and one dry season; warm to hot most of the year (parts of Africa, Asia and Australia) A) Tropical Savanna. B) Polar Ice Cap. C) Subarctic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropical Savanna. 25. This climate is found in northern Europe. Temperatures can reach-50 $^\circ$C and the average monthly temperature is always below 10 $^\circ$C. A) Mediterranean Climate. B) Oceanic Climate. C) Polar Climate. D) Alpine Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polar Climate. 26. During Summer season the temperature is high in India. Because. A) The Sun's rays fall vertically over the Northern Hemisphere. B) The Sun's rays fall vertically over the southern Hemisphere. C) The Sun's rays fall vertically over the Equator. D) The Sun's rays fall vertically over the Tropic of cancer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Sun's rays fall vertically over the Northern Hemisphere. 27. How does the average annual surface temperature compare from latitude to latitude? A) As latitude increases, the average annual surface temperature decreases. B) Well, it's not this one. C) As latitude increases, the average annual surface temperature increases. D) As latitude increases, the average annual surface temperature remains the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As latitude increases, the average annual surface temperature decreases. 28. Australia has only one climate zone A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 29. Which type of climate is characteristic of Antarctica? A) Dry. B) Humid mid-latitude. C) Humid tropical. D) Polar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Polar. 30. Which climate zone is known for having rainforests and jungles? A) Temperate. B) Tropical. C) Continental. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tropical. 31. The short term changes in the atmosphere is known as A) Climograph. B) Climate. C) Weather. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weather. 32. What is the definition of the scientific vocabulary term "phenomenon" ? A) An observable fact or event. B) A rare event that is difficult to explain. C) A complex process that affects the climate. D) A theory that has been proven. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An observable fact or event. 33. Which climate has 4 distinct seasons? A) Tropical. B) Polar. C) Temperate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temperate. 34. Why large bodies of water affect climate? A) Water heats up and cools more slowly than land. B) Water heats up and cools faster than land. C) Water and land cool at the same time. D) Water and land heat at the same rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water heats up and cools more slowly than land. 35. During winter season the temperature decreases in India. Because. A) The Sun's rays fall vertically over the Northern Hemisphere. B) The Sun's rays fall vertically over the southern Hemisphere. C) The Sun's rays fall vertically over the Equator. D) The Sun's rays fall vertically over the Tropic of cancer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Sun's rays fall vertically over the southern Hemisphere. 36. Which of the following is a factor that DOES NOT impact the climate of a place? A) Longitude. B) Altitude. C) Latitude. D) Current. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Longitude. 37. What determines the major climate zones? A) Altitude. B) Latitude. C) Ocean currents. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Latitude. 38. Describe a temperate climate. A) All months have average temperatures above 18 degrees Celsius. B) Are those without extremes of temperature and precipitation (rain and snow). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are those without extremes of temperature and precipitation (rain and snow). 39. Which action is a MUST when we are studying online? A) Unmute and talk when the teacher is speaking. B) Chat with my friends in the chat box. C) Turn on my camera so that I am ready to learn. D) Unmute and respond to teacher's questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Turn on my camera so that I am ready to learn. 40. Full form of ITCZ A) Inter tropical convergence zone. B) Inter tropical continental zone. C) Inter temperate cautious zone. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inter tropical convergence zone. 41. A measure of how far south of north of the equator a place is A) Elevation. B) Latitude. C) Climate. D) Equator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Latitude. 42. A polar climate is a place where the temperature is never below freezing. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 43. There is a saying in Africa, that the nighttime is the ..... of the tropics? A) Winter. B) Summer. C) Spring. D) Fall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Winter. 44. What does climate mean? A) Is the broad long term patterns (average) of weather in a region. B) Day to day regions on earth. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is the broad long term patterns (average) of weather in a region. 45. This layer is where weather occurs. A) Thermosphere. B) Troposphere. C) Stratosphere. D) Exosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Troposphere. 46. Summer months in Southern California are ..... A) June, July, and August. B) Novemebr, December, and January. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) June, July, and August. 47. Which zone only has two seasons? A) Temperate. B) Polar. C) Tropica. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polar. 48. High pressure means A) Cool, wet air. B) Hot, dry air. C) Lots of dark clouds. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hot, dry air. 49. What climate has very little rainfall? A) Cold polar. B) Humid tropical. C) Dry. D) Humid cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dry. 50. Which part of the elephant helps it to keep cool in hot and humid climate of rain forest A) Ears. B) Tusk. C) Nose. D) Trunck. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ears. 51. What the area of the earth called which gets the most sun? A) Polar. B) Earths peak. C) Equator. D) Latitudes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Equator. 52. Polar climates have different seasons. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 53. This is released by mining, livestock, and agriculture. A) Sunspots. B) Fuel. C) Aerosols. D) Methane. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Methane. 54. ..... are gases that help trap some of the energy in the atmosphere. A) Condensation. B) Greenhouse gases. C) Greenhouse effect. D) French fries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Greenhouse gases. 55. Describe the climate for the tropical zone. A) Very cold. B) Very hot. C) Different seasons (hot, cold, warm, cool). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Very hot. 56. Which description identifies a tropical climate? A) Much precipitation, warm all year long. B) Little precipitation, hot summers and cold winters. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Much precipitation, warm all year long. 57. In a humid tropical (A) climate, all months have a mean temperature above 18$^\circ$C (64$^\circ$F). A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 58. Which of these is not an example of a temperate climate? A) Oceanic. B) Equatorial. C) Continental. D) Mediterranian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Equatorial. 59. 5, What can you do to help fight climate change? A) Do not support companies using fossil fuel. B) Engage yourself in the science behind climate change. C) Vote for political candidates who will support for climate-related legislation and policy improvements. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 60. Condition of the air such as temperature, cloud cover, wind and rain describe- A) Climate. B) Gravity. C) Weather. D) None of the above. 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