This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 9 > Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 28 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does a thermometer measure? A) Rain. B) Snow. C) Wind. D) Temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temperature. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. Because of its high ..... , Mount Everest has a cold climate all year. A) Elevation. B) Latitude. C) Water level. D) Level of snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elevation. 5. 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. 6. The word monsoon is derived from a word from which language? A) Latin. B) Arabic. C) Greek. D) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arabic. 7. 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. 8. 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). 9. STATE OF ATMOSPHERE OVER AN AREA AT ANY POINT OF TIME IS CALLED A) WEATHER. B) CLIMATE. C) HUMIDITY. D) TEMPERATURE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) WEATHER. 10. 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. 11. Name the state that the first to experience the onset of the monsoon A) Kerala. B) Tamil Nadu. C) Karnataka. D) Maharashtra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kerala. 12. Af and Am climates form a discontinuous belt astride the A) Tropic of Cancer. B) Equator. C) Antarctic Circle. D) Atlantic Ocean. E) Tropic of Capricorn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Equator. 13. Which part of the earth receives most of the sun's rays? A) North Pole. B) South Pole. C) El Nino. D) Equator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Equator. 14. The distance of a place from the equator is called- A) Latitude. B) Weather. C) Climate. D) Equator. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Latitude. 15. What impact does the ocean have on the climate? A) It tends to moderate the temperatures in the coastal areas. B) It tends to make the temperatures along the coastal areas more extreme. C) It tends to decrease the rainfall in the coastal areas. D) It tends to make the coastal areas colder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It tends to moderate the temperatures in the coastal areas. 16. Which best describes a mediterranean climate? A) The winters are wetter than the summers. B) The summers are wetter than the winters. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The winters are wetter than the summers. 17. Name the seasons during which north-east trade winds dominate A) Retreating monsoon. B) Summer. C) Spring. D) Winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Winter. 18. Melting of glaciers and polar ice caps ..... A) Will result in cooler temperatures in the Arctic. B) Will result in sea-levels rising. C) Will have no effect on ecosystems. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will result in sea-levels rising. 19. What are the main types of climate in Central Asia? A) Cold, snowy, and icy. B) Polar, temperate, and Mediterranean. C) Tropical, humid, and rainy. D) Continental, semi-arid, and arid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Continental, semi-arid, and arid. 20. Chlorine compounds that are the main cause of the ozone hole: A) Greenhouse Gas. B) CFCs. C) Global Warming. D) Monsoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CFCs. 21. Many factors influence the water cycle. How are oceans considered to be a cause of rain? A) Clouds cause evaporation of water from the oceans to make rain. B) Water evaporates from the oceans into the sky and condenses as water. C) Salt from the oceans evaporates into the sky and causes rain at night. D) Ocean tides cause evaporation during the day to form rain clouds in the sky. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water evaporates from the oceans into the sky and condenses as water. 22. Winds that blow from west to east over the Temperate Climate Zone. A) Polar Easterlies. B) Westerlies. C) Trade Winds. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Westerlies. 23. Two factors that 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. 24. Weather means the state of the atmosphere in a particular place, at a particular time A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. This region has a mild climate. it isnotto hot or too cold A) Temperate zone. B) Frigid zone. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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