Weather, Climate, and The Water Cycle!!!

People often say phrases such as:

It's raining. 
It's hot outside. 

  Which best describes what they are talking about?

• Climate
• Geography
• Weather
• Geology

People often say phrases such as:
This area is wet year round. 
The temperatures there are normally warmer than most places. 

 Which best describes what they are talking about?

• Geography
• Weather
• Geology
• Climate

Which of the following is most likely to decrease as a result the Sun causing more evaporation in the Water Cycle?

• Erosion of the Pacific coast line

• Drought conditions in Pacific coast states

• Cloud formation over the Pacific Ocean

• Precipitation in cities near the coast

Which two things interact most in the water cycle?

• oceans and the Moon
• oceans and the Sun
• lakes and the Moon
• lakes and the Sun

Energy from the Sun changes ocean water to a gas. This sentence describes which step in the water cycle?

• condensation
• evaporation
• precipitation
• runoff

Which important feature of the water cycle is missing from this figure?

• the moon
• the rainbow
• the people
• the Sun

The climate in the southwest area of the United States is dry and warm with sunny days.  What kind of information helped the MOST in describing this climate?

• recording temperatures for a week
• recording a day's worth of rainfall amounts
• observing weather conditions for many years
• observing animals and plants living in the area

Which statement is describing climate?

• It snowed 12 centimeters last night.
• Last winter was colder than normal.
• There is a thunderstorm watch for the local area.
• The temperature will be between 32°C and 37°C all week.

A climate zone map of the Continental United Sates is shown.
The Climate for the Bright Green area is most influenced by-

• the Moon's gravitational force affecting the tides
• the mountains bordering the norther edge of the area
• the winds blowing from Canada, south to the Gulf Coast
• the Sun's interaction with the Gulf waters and the Atlantic Ocean

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

• Weather
• Climate
• Geography
• Geology