Weather vs. Climate

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

• climate
• temperature
• elevation
• precipitation

the climate of a region can be determined by observing, recording, and analyzing the weather for at least

• one hour
• one day
• one week
• one season

Winters in Maine can reach temperatures below zero.

• Climate
• Weather

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

• Climate
• Weather

Which statement best describes the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is the conditions when you look outside while climate is the conditions you can expect for the next 6 months.
• Climate is the current condition outside while weather is what you can expect for the next 6 months.

Earth would be too cold to support life without _____________________.

• global warming
• the greenhouse effect
• tropics
• seasons

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The gradual increase in average global surface temperature is called...

• global warming
• the greenhouse effect
• the trump effect

Increasing quantities of CO2 in the atmosphere will likely cause surface air temperatures to be _____. 

• warmer
• cooler

Increasing levels of greenhouse gases is _____________ cause of climate change.

• mainly natural
• mainly anthropogenic

Changes in land use such as deforestation for agriculture is mostly a __________ cause of climate change

• natural 
• anthropogenic