Weather and Climate

Precipitation happens when clouds of water droplets are too ______________.

• cold
• light
• heavy
• hot

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

A tornado warning was issued for Kansas City this morning.

• Climate
• Weather

Meteorologists forecast this.

• Climate
• Weather

What is climate?

•  What's going on with the atmosphere at any particular time
• The type of weather that occurs during a particular season
• An area's pattern of weather over a long period of time
• How much sunshine an area gets 

A front is

• where warm air is cooling at earth's surface
• a line where hot and cold air are separating
• a line where two different air masses meet
• where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds

The amount of moisture (water vapor) in the air

• Barometer
• Humidity
• Rain gauge
• Evaporation

 Which of the following are used to study and forecast most weather-related events?

• Doppler radar
• satellites and satellite images
• weather maps
• all of the above