Weather and Climate

What is weather?

• The reason it is windy on a hill
• A person who studies conditions to try to predict future conditions
• The conditions of a particular area over a long period of time
• The condition of the outside air or atmosphere at a particular time and place

What is a meteorologist?

• The plants and animals that live in a certain place 
• A person who studies weather patterns to try to predict future weather
• The weather of a particular area over a long period of time
• The condition of the outside air or atmosphere at a particular time and place

What is a blizzard?

• Warm, moist air that rises and falls quickly many times
• A cold winter storm that brings huge amounts of snow and wind, and lasts between 3 hours and several weeks
• An air mass that picks up heat and energy from warm ocean water, bringing heavy rain, wind, and storm surges
• A fast-spinning column of air that reaches from a cloud to the ground

What is a weather map?

• A map that shows the weather forecast for a large area
• A map that shows the weather in outer space
• A map that shows how the weather has changed over a long time
• A map that shows what next year's weather will be

What does weather include?

• Wind direction and speed
• Air temperature
• Precipitation
• All of the above

Which of these is NOT part of the water cycle?

• The sun heats up surface water and it becomes water vapor
• Water vapor condenses around tiny pieces of dust to become water droplets
• Water vapor falls from the sky in an invisible gas
• When the cloud fills up with enough droplets, they fall from the sky as precipitation

Why do people study meteorology?

• It is useful in predicting earthquakes
• It helps predict who will be the president
• It is useful in predicting the weather
• It helps predict how animals behave

What is a weather hazard?

• The outside condition at a certain time and place
• Dangerous conditions that threaten to hurt people, animals, or buildings
• Driving in an unsafe way during a storm
• The inside conditions at a certain time and place

Which is NOT a type of severe weather?

• Thunder
• Rain
• Tornadoes
• Blizzards

What is a thermometer?

• An instrument that measures air pressure
• An instrument that measures wind speed
• An instrument that measures how much rain fell
• An instrument that measures temperature