Weather and Climate

What is the reason for the seasons?

• the tilt of the sun's axis
• the tilt of the earth's axis
• the sun moving away from the earth
• the sun moving toward the earth

Why is there day and night?

• Earth's revolution around the sun
• Sun's revolution around the earth
• the rotation of the moon
• the rotation of the the earth

The earth turning on its axis is called...? 

• rotation
• revolution
• somersaulting
• twirling

What is an example of revolution?

• Earth traveling around the sun
• Earth spinning on its axis
• The sun traveling around Earth
• The sun spinning on its axix

How long does it take the earth to revolve around the sun?

• 28 days
• 365.25 days
• 6 months
• a lifetime

When its winter in the Southern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Northern Hemisphere? 

• Spring
• Summer
• Fall
• Winter

What is the state of the atmosphere at a given place and time?

• Climate
• Weather 
• Temperature
• Precipiation

What is the average condition of the atmosphere (temperature & precipitation) over a long period of time?

• Climate
• Weather
• Wind speed
• Seasons 

What is precipitation?

• how warm or cool the air is outside
• includes all forms of moisture falling to the earth's surface

What does a climate graph (climograph) show?

• average (mean) wind speed and temperature for an area
• average (mean) precipitation and windspeed for an area
• average (mean) sunshine and temperature for an area
• average (mean) precipitation and temperature for an area