This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 9 > Geography > Climate > Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. INDIA RECIEVES MOST OF THE RAIN FROM A) SOUTH WESTERN MONSOON. B) NORTH EASTERN RETREATING WINDS. C) TROPICAL CYCLONE. D) ALL OF THE ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SOUTH WESTERN MONSOON. 2. These clouds are puffy and white and sometimes appear to have a flat bottom. A) Cumulonimbus. B) Cirrus. C) Stratus. D) Cumulus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cumulus. 3. ..... climates are influenced by ocean currents. A) Marine. B) Continental. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marine. 4. What type of climate zone do we live in? A) Tropical. B) Polar. C) Dry. D) Temperate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temperate. 5. The northern part of Australia has mainly a ..... climate zone A) Tropical. B) Dry. C) Desert. D) Temperate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropical. 6. Why does cloud formation disappear as the air moves slowly towards the leeward side of the mountain? A) There is too much water vapor. B) The wind loses its moisture content. C) The air condenses as it moves to the leeward side. D) The temperature becomes lower. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The wind loses its moisture content. 7. Where does carbon dioxide in the atmosphere go? A) It is used by plants for photosynthesis and is absorbed in water. B) It is used for respiration in animals. C) It is used by factories. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is used by plants for photosynthesis and is absorbed in water. 8. What type of climate has short, cool summers followed by bitterly cold winters? A) Rainforest. B) Tundra. C) Savanna. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tundra. 9. Which of the following is a potential consequence of climate change on ocean currents? A) Reversal of ocean currents. B) No change in ocean currents. C) Strengthening of the Gulf Stream. D) Weakening of the Gulf Stream. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weakening of the Gulf Stream. 10. Extremely dry areas. Little to no rainfall. Difficult for plants and animals to live here. A) Semi-Arid (Steppe). B) Arid (Desert). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arid (Desert). 11. Rain is very common, but occurs the most during summer months. A) Subtropical/temperate. B) Continental. C) Dry/arid. D) Highland/alpine. E) Tropical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subtropical/temperate. 12. I am a animal which lives in the polar region. I am the best diver . WHO AM I A) Polar bear. B) Arctic fox. C) Penguin. D) Arctic rabbit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Penguin. 13. The movements of ..... over time changed the locations of land and sea causing climates to change. A) Pangea. B) Earth. C) Continents. D) Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Continents. 14. Generally, the higher the altitude, the ..... the climate is. A) Warmer. B) Colder. C) Less windy. D) More humid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colder. 15. A city along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean experiences a seasonal high of 76$^\circ$F in the summer. The city experiences a seasonal low of 23$^\circ$F in the winter.Another city is 60 miles inland and at the same latitude and elevation. This city will probably experience ..... summer highs and ..... winter lows. A) Warmer; warmer. B) Warmer; cooler. C) Cooler; cooler. D) Cooler; warmer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warmer; cooler. 16. These parts of India receives less than 60 cm rainfall. A) Western Rajasthan and adjoining parts of Gujarat, Haryana and Punjab. B) Andhra pradesh and Tamilnadu. C) Manipur and Tripura. D) None of the options. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Western Rajasthan and adjoining parts of Gujarat, Haryana and Punjab. 17. Determine whether the scenario is a form of mitigation, adaptation or both:Reducing waste materials that go to landfills. A) Mitigation. B) Adaptation. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mitigation. 18. Which climate do we live in in Illinois? A) Polar. B) Temperate. C) Mild. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temperate. 19. What type of vegetation is typically found in tropical wet areas? A) Tundra. B) Steppes. C) Deserts. D) Rainforests. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rainforests. 20. The places situated to the vast east west coastline of India experience ..... type of climate A) Extreme. B) Equable or Maritime. C) Continental. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Equable or Maritime. 21. More than ..... oil spills have happened in Nigeria over the last 4 decades with little to no clean-up A) 850. B) 1, 500. C) 4, 000. D) 6, 200. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4, 000. 22. Jet stream is a wind that ..... A) Blows in a very high speed near the surface. B) Helps in coming of western disturbances. C) Plays a very important role in reducing the temperature during monsoon. D) Helps in the incoming of monsoon in India. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Helps in the incoming of monsoon in India. 23. Regions surrounding the Mediterranean Sea have a ..... climate. A) Mediterranean. B) Oceanic. C) Continental. D) Polar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mediterranean. 24. Italy has a mostly ..... A) Mediterranean Climate. B) Oceanic Climate. C) Subtropical Climate. D) Continental Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mediterranean Climate. 25. What are the steps that directly add water to the oceans? A) Evaporation and condensation. B) Evaporation and precipitation. C) Runnoff and precipitation. D) Runoff and condensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Runnoff and precipitation. 26. A climate classification system divides regions according to ..... A) Temperature. B) The amount of precipitation. C) Vegetation. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 27. Gases in the atmosphere that trap heat; carbon dioxide (CO$_{2}$) is a major one: A) CFCs. B) Greenhouse Gas. C) Global Warming. D) Sunspot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Greenhouse Gas. 28. Which zone gets the most lightning strikes each year? A) Tropical. B) Polar. C) Temperate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropical. 29. The higher level of the atmosphere is dominated by which flow? A) Westerly flow. B) Northerly flow. C) Southerly flow. D) Easterly flow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Westerly flow. 30. Which of the following is an example of a greenhouse gas? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Ice. C) Water. D) Pasta. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon dioxide. 31. Which of the following describes El Nino? A) The result of a process by which dry areas develop on the leeward sides of mountain ranges. B) A stream of seawater that flows in the oceans, caused by global winds at Equator. C) An annual pattern of strong winds and severe flooding in Southeast Asia and Australia. D) A reversal of ocean currents and water temperatures in mid-Pacific region. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A reversal of ocean currents and water temperatures in mid-Pacific region. 32. This climate zone has warm or hot summers and very cold winters. What climate zone is this? A) Temperate. B) Tropical. C) Continental. D) Arid. E) Polar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Continental. 33. Which of the following factors would affect the weather patterns of a region? A) Nearby bodies of water. B) Altitude. C) Latitude. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 34. Tropical, temperate, and polar are terms that describe climate zones due to A) Rainfall amount. B) Latitude. C) Temperature. D) Snowfall amount. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Latitude. 35. Which physical feature forms a barrier between northwest Africa and the Sahara Desert? A) Tropical Rainforests. B) Mediterranean SeaTags7.1.1.PR7.1.2.ER. C) Savanna. D) Atlas Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Atlas Mountains. 36. What is the driest and warmest month in Nice, France? A) January. B) June. C) July. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) July. 37. In which country will you NOT find a polar climate? A) Russia. B) Norway. C) Iceland. D) Austria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Austria. 38. What is the reference point used to measure elevation? A) Sea level. B) Elevation. C) Lake level. D) Zero. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sea level. 39. Which two climates are in the HOT zone? A) Desert and Steppe. B) Tropical Savanna and Tropical Rainforest. C) Tropical Rainforest and Humid subtropical. D) Desert & Tropical Rainforest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tropical Savanna and Tropical Rainforest. 40. What are the main characteristics of a dry climate? A) High precipitation, low evaporation rates, and stable temperature variations. B) High precipitation, high evaporation rates, and stable temperature variations. C) Low precipitation, low evaporation rates, and stable temperature variations. D) Low precipitation, high evaporation rates, and wide temperature variations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Low precipitation, high evaporation rates, and wide temperature variations. 41. Which climate zone has summers that are cool to cold? A) Temperate. B) Tropical. C) Subpolar. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subpolar. 42. How long does it take for climate to change? A) Only a hundred years. B) Only a thousand years. C) Hundreds, thousands, even millions of years. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hundreds, thousands, even millions of years. 43. TRUE/ FALSETHE PERIOD FROM OCTOBER TO NOVEMBER IS THE SEASON FOR ADVANCING MONSOON A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 44. The wind that carry lot of moisture blows from A) Arabian sea. B) Malabar coast. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arabian sea. 45. The ..... zone is located near the North and South poles. The climate is cold. A) Polar. B) Tropical. C) Temperate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polar. 46. Why houses in Assam are built on stilts? A) As stilt makes the house look good. B) To save from Reptiles. C) To avoid water logging, due to heavy monsoon rains. D) None of the given options. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To avoid water logging, due to heavy monsoon rains. 47. Identify the factors that describes the climate of an area: A) Altitude and distance from sea. B) Vegetation and atmosphere. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Altitude and distance from sea. 48. Which of the following refers to calamity? A) Loo. B) Mango showers. C) Kalbaisakhi. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kalbaisakhi. 49. ITCZ is a broad trough of lowPressure in ..... latitudes A) Sub-tropical. B) Polar. C) Equatorial. D) Sub-polar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Equatorial. 50. ..... climate is characterized by distinct wet and dry seasons, with most of the precipitation occurring in the high-sun ( "summer" ) season. The dry season is longer than in tropical monsoon and trade-wind littoral (Am) climates and becomes progressively longer as one moves poleward through the region. A) Highlands. B) Tropical Wet. C) Semiarid. D) Tropical wet and dry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tropical wet and dry. 51. Which of the following earth's climate zone receives more heat from the sun? A) Antarctic Circle. B) Arctic Circle. C) Temperate Regions. D) Tropics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tropics. 52. How does the windward side differ from the leeward side? A) The leeward side receives more precipitation than the windward side. B) The windward side receives more precipitation than leeward side. C) The windward side receives more heat than the leeward side. D) The leeward side has more vegetation than the windward side. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The windward side receives more precipitation than leeward side. 53. An area with the same kind of climate conditions is called- A) Weather. B) Climate zone. C) Latitude. D) Equator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climate zone. 54. Temperate Climate is close to the equator and very humid. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 55. What a synonyms of Climate A) Weather pattern. B) Climax. C) Weather change. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weather pattern. 56. Scientists have used the evidence that there have been 40 cooling cycles or ..... in the past 2.5 million years. A) Ice ages. B) Heat waves. C) Floods. D) Droughts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ice ages. 57. Why are tropical climates so hot? A) Because there are more hours of daylight in tropical areas than in any other area. B) Because they receive more direct sunlight than other areas. C) Because there is very little rain. D) Because there is not much vegetation in tropical areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because they receive more direct sunlight than other areas. 58. What affects climate of coastal areas? A) Ocean currents. B) Distance from the sea. C) Relief features. D) Pressure and winds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ocean currents. 59. Prevailing winds and ocean currents impact climate. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 60. Weather is day to day change in the ..... of a place. A) Atmospheric conditions. 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