Name:_______________
Climate and Climate Change Quiz
Point form answers are acceptable.
clear explanation.
Make sure you have provided
1.
What is the difference between climate and weather?
2.
What is the primary source of heat for our planet. Explain
the reason for seasonal variation in this heat source,
particularly for a temperate climate zone (diagram may help)
3.
List the four most common gases in our atmosphere in order
of most common to least common (based on percentage given in
class note). Which one of these gases is involved in the
green house effect.
4.
Why is the vast majority of desert like conditions on the
planet found centred on latitudes 30o N and 30o S?
5.
Why is the climate in England warmer and wetter than the
climate in North America found at the same latitude?
6.
Look carefully at the two climatographs below. Describe the
biome/habit that you would expect for each climatograph.
Give reasons for your choice.
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7.
Using the number only, place each location in the correct biome.
Please note that the Taiga biome is another word for Boreal
Forest:
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Toronto - Ontario
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Vancouver - British Columbia
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St John’s - Newfoundland
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Cambridge Bay - Nunavut
8.
What is the most common greenhouse gas? ___________________
What is the second most common greenhouse gas? ____________
9.
Draw a diagram that shows the various aspects of how the
greenhouse effect works using the earths surface, earths
atmosphere and the sun. Provide labels on your diagram such
as “incoming solar radiation” Make short notes of
explanation of what is happening.
10.
Explain how Albedo works and how this can lead to a runaway
greenhouse effect.