Lesson 13: PRACTICE

Weather and Climate

How are they different?

Patterns

• something that happens in a regular way you can predict

• Weather & Climate are Patterns

Multiple Choice

A pattern is something that happens in a regular way you can predict.

• True

• False

Pattern: Weather

• Condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place

• Day to Day & Season to Season: Weather Changes

• Weather is SHORT TERM patterns

Multiple Choice

Weather changes from day to day and season to season.

• True

• False

Climate

• Average weather in an area over a LONG period of time (data over many years)

• Consistent from day to day & season to season

• Climate is LONG TERM patterns

Multiple Choice

What is the average weather in an area over a long period of time called?

• weather

• front

• key

• climate

Categorize

Options (6)

The rainforest of Costa Rica are hot and humid year-round

There was a heat wave in New York for 4 days

We were caught in a snowstorm yesterdaWe were caught in a snowstorm yesterday

Alaska Averages 200 inches of snow every year

The monsoon season of Thailand lasts from july to october when rain fall is its heaviest

Florida is getting hit by a hurricane right now

Organize these examples as either CLIMATE or WEATHER:

Climate

Weather

Multiple Choice

Students in Culver City kept track of the amount of rain the city received each month. 

They created the graph below from their data.  Which statement is correct based on the data in the graph?

• Spring is the rainiest time of year.

• Summer is the driest time of year.

  
  

• The driest months are May and September.

• The greatest amount of rain fell in December.