Weather and Climate

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If a person is describing the daily changes in temperature and precipitation, they are referring to an area's ________.

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weather

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Students at an elementary school set up a weather station in 1985. The fifth-grade classes have been responsible for measuring and recording the daily temperature, wind speed, wind direction, precipitation, and cloud cover every year. Which characteristics of the area would students be able to describe only after 30 or more years?

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climate

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Which of the following sets of data best represents weather information, but NOT climate?

• Average daily rainfall for the Dallas area in the last month
• Average yearly temperatures for the Dallas area in the 1990's
• Monthly air pressure averages for the Dallas area since 1974
• Monthly humidity averages for the Dallas area in the last 4 decades

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Average daily rainfall for the Dallas area in the last month

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What is the information called that describes the average annual rainfall and typical humidity of the Piney Woods of Texas?

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regional climate data

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Which statement shows information about climate? Options: San Angelo's record rainfall was 10.16 cm (4 in) on January 23, 1973; In 1930, Dallas reported an extreme low temperature on -3 degrees; Austin has an average of only 1.5 cm of annual snowfall each year; Lubbock has recorded a wind gust of 144.84 kph

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Austin has an average of only 1.5 cm of annual snowfall each year

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Each winter since 1980, a family measures the snowfall in their year and records the yearly average. This average is most common when describing what feature of the area?

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Climate

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Which statement best describes the weather?

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The temperature is increasing as the cloud cover decreases

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A team of meteorologists are recording daily temperatures in their city and comparing the measurements with data collected over several decades. What type of information are they investigating?

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Climate, because they are comparing data over time

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Which statement best describes an area's climate?

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The average low temperature for the day

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What is one difference between weather and climate?

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Climate describes long-term conditions over an entire region, but weather does not