Weather and Climate

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

• climate
• temperature
• elevation
• precipitation

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

What symbol is this?

• warm front
• cold front
• stationary front
• occluded front

What does this symbol indicate on a weather map? 

• High pressure system
• Low pressure system
• Cold front
• Warm front

This weather tool measures wind speed and direction

• thermometer
• barometer
• anemometer
• psychrometer

The amount of moisture (water vapor) in the air

• Barometer
• Humidity
• Rain gauge
• Evaporation

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.

Which of the following will heat the fastest? 

• water
• land
• both heat at equal rates

____________ air sinks/falls because it is ____________dense.

• Cold, More
• Warm, Less
• Cold, Less
• Warm, More