Climatology

Question 1:

What is the study of long-term weather patterns called?
Answer: Climatology

Question 2:

What is the main factor that influences the Earth’s climate?
Answer: Solar radiation

Question 3:

What is the term for a large-scale air circulation pattern like El Niño?
Answer: Climate oscillation

Question 4:

Which climate zone is characterized by high temperatures and heavy rainfall throughout the year?
Answer: Tropical rainforest

Question 5:

What is the term for the boundary between two air masses?
Answer: Front

Question 6:

Which gas is most responsible for the greenhouse effect?
Answer: Carbon dioxide

Question 7:

What is the name for the periodic reversal of wind patterns over the Indian Ocean?
Answer: Monsoon

Question 8:

Which scale is used to classify hurricanes?
Answer: Saffir-Simpson scale

Question 9:

What is the coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth?
Answer: -128.6°F (-89.2°C)

Question 10:

What is the term for the climate of a small area different from its surroundings?
Answer: Microclimate