An area's pattern of weather over a long period of time

What's going on with the atmosphere at any particular time

The type of weather that occurs during a particular season

What is the difference between climate and weather?

Climate averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while weather describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.

Weather averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while Climate describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.

Climate describes the weather conditions at night, while weather describes the conditions during the daytime.

There is not a difference between climate and weather.

Which of these best describes climate rather than weather?

Annual high temperatures in the summer have increased over many decades.

Wind speed is changing as a storm moves through an area.

The temperature is decreasing in a slow-moving cold front.

The rainfall during one year was greater than the rainfall during the following year.

The kinds of data that reflect climate are different from the conditions described in weather data. Which of the following is a description of climate?

Summers are usually mild in Lansing, Michigan.

Today is hot and sunny is Phoenix, Arizona.

Last week it rained every day in San Antonio, Texas.

Yesterday was cold and windy in Anchorage, Alaska.

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

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

The average high temperature in May is 21degrees C in the Midwest of the United States.

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

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

The table shows some weather data collected over a five day period. What patter over the five days can be observed in the collected data?

Rain came along with lower temperatures.

There was more rain on the warmer days.

There were fewer clouds as the week went on.

Temperature increased during the week.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

______ is the average pattern for weather over a long period of time.

climate

weather

forecast

sunlight

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How hot or cold something is -

friction

temperature

gravity

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The water cycle is powered by the sun.

True

False

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Changes from minute-to-minute, hour-to-hour, day-to-day

Climate

Weather

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Texas has long, hot summers.

Climate

Weather

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A tornado warning was issued for Kansas City this morning.

Climate

Weather

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Meteorologists forecast this.

Climate

Weather

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______ is the average pattern for weather over a long period of time.

How hot or cold something is -

The water cycle is powered by the sun.

Changes from minute-to-minute, hour-to-hour, day-to-day

Texas has long, hot summers.

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Meteorologists forecast this.

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