PMA 3 Review-Climate & Weather

PMA 3 Review-Climate & Weather

Multiple Choice

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

• Geology

• Climate

• Geography

• Weather

Multiple Choice

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 characteristic of the area would students be able to describe only after 30 or more years?

• Weather

• Climate

• Atmospheric disturbances

• Earthquakes

Multiple Choice

Weather data is different than climate data. Which of the following is an example of weather data?

• The average high temperature in May is 21°C in the Midwest of the United States

• Central Australia usually receives less than 110 mm of rainfall all year

• The relative humidity was 24% at noon on July 23 in Tempe, Arizona

• On average, there is 88mm of rain in the Gulf Coast region in July

^{Front Definition:}

A boundary between two air masses with different densities and usually different temperatures.

Thunderstorms

1. A usually brief, heavy storm that consists of rain, strong winds, lightning, and thunder, associated with Cold Front.

2. A cold front forms when cold (denser) air moves under warm air (less dense).