LONG TEST: CLIMATE CHANGE 31.

Why do mountains climbers bring thick jackets when they

NAME: ___________________________________ go up the mountain?
A. The temperature increases as the altitude increases.
I. WORD POOL. Identify what is described in B. The temperature decreases as the altitude increases.
the following statement. Choose your answer C. The altitude increases as the temperature increases.
from the pool of words below. D. The altitude decreases as the temperature increases.
32. What will happen if there is too much carbon dioxide in the
Anemometer Monsoons
atmosphere?
Altitude Prevailing Winds
Atmosphere Rain A. Greenhouse effect occur C. Water vapor condenses
Amihan Relative Humidity B. Temperature increases D. Climate changes
Climate Speed 33. Why does cloud formation disappear as the air moves
Latitude Meteorologist slowly towards the leeward side of a mountain?
Temperature Weather A. The air condenses as it moves to the leeward side.
B. The amount of water vapor is not enough.
1. A layer of air around the earth. C. The temperature becomes lower.
2. It is the height above the sea level. D. There is too much water vapor.
3. They are also called seasonal winds.
34. Which conditions happen during La Nina phenomenon?
4. It is also called Northeast Monsoon.
A. Air pressure in the western Pacific increases.
5. A person who studies the atmosphere
B. Air pressure in the eastern Pacific decreases
6. A device used to measure wind speed.
C. The temperature becomes lower.
7. A device used to measure wind direction.
D. There is too much water vapor.
8. It refers to how hot or cold something is.
35. Which side of the mountain often receives the most
9. It is the distance of an area from the equator.
precipitation?
10. The day-to-day condition of the atmosphere.
11. It is the magnitude of the wind velocity vector. A. Leeward side
12. It represents the amount of water in the air in percentage. B. Window side
13. The types of precipitation are made up of liquid water. C. Rain shadow
14. The average daily weather for an extended period at a D. Peak
certain location.
IV. Identify the following as to WEATHER or CLIMATE.
15. Wind that blows consistently in each direction over a
particular region on earth. 36. It is cloudy today.
II. Identify if the statement is correct or incorrect. Write FACT if 37. Antarctica is cold all year round.
the statement is correct and BLUFF if the statement is incorrect. 38. During winter in the UK, it is cold.
39. The UK has four seasons all year round.
16. Humans are the dominant cause of climate change. 40. There was heavy rain yesterday afternoon.
17. Climate change is a global phenomenon of climate 41. The Amazon is hot but often rains all year round.
transformation characterized by the changes in the usual 42. Spain has warm, dry summers and cool, mild winters.
climate of the planet… 43. There was a heatwave for five days in England last week.
44. The frost last night caused the pavements to be icy and
18. Burning fossil fuels will not contribute on climate change. slippery.
19. Biking and walking will cause climate change. 45. The weather forecast shows snow on Tuesday but rain on
20. Greenhouse gases are the main contributor of climate Wednesday.
change. 46. What’s happening outside right now. It is temporary and
only lasts a few days.
21. Global warming is the increase in temperature around the 47. A description of the weather conditions in an area over the
globe. last 30 years.
22. La Nina is sometimes referred to as warm phase of ENSO V. Supply the missing word to complete the paragraph. Choose your
and El Nino as the cold phase. answer from the box below.
23. El Nino occurs when the ocean waters are cooler than
Examples of weather include rain, (48) w___, (49)s_______, (50)
normal.
t____________ and (51) s___. The weather is described as what is
24. Global warming can bring sea level to rise due to the
happening outside right (52) ___. It is (53) _________ and only lasts
melting of ice caps and glaciers.
a few days. However, (54) ______ is a description of the weather
25. El Nino is the episodes of ocean warming that affect the conditions in an area over the last 30 years. Polar climates are (55)
eastern pacific.
III. Choose the letter of the correct answer.
26. A process or way in which heat is trapped close to earth’s
surface.
A. Greenhouse effects
B. El Nino
C. Greenhouse Gases
D. La Nina
27. It is the most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. ____ all year round with lots of snow and ice. Antarctica and the (56)
A. Methane C. Carbon dioxide ______ have this type of climate. (57) _________ climates have (58)
B. Oxygen D. water vapor ____ main seasons - spring, (59) ______,(60) ______ and
28. Which of the following is a greenhouse gas? (61)______. The UK has this type of climate. Desert/Arid climates
A. Chlorofluorocarbon C. Methane are very, very (62) ___ as it rarely rains. There are lots of hot desert
B. Carbon Monoxide D. All of the above climates across North Africa, e.g. the (63) ______ Desert. Tropical
29. Gas molecules that absorb or trap heat from escaping the climates are hot all year round but are very (64) ___ as it rains lot.
earth’s surface. The (65) ______ rainforest in Central America is an example of an
A. Greenhouse gases C. Hydrogen area with a tropical climate. Mediterranean climates have (66) ____,
B. Green home gases D. Greenhouse Effect dry summers and (67) ___, mild winters. An example of an area with
30. Burning fossil fuel results in? a Mediterranean Climate is (68) ________ (69) _____.
A. Increased greenhouse gases
B. Increased ethane level
C. Decreases greenhouse gases.
D. Increased oxygen level