Weather and Climate gateway 1

Which statement best describes the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time 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.

• Weather is the changes over one year while climate is the minute to minute changes in the atmosphere at a particular place and time.

• Weather is when to bring an umbrella out while climate is when to put on more layers of jacket.

Which sentence best describes how latitude and temperature are related?

• LOWER latitude = COLDER air temperature

• HIGHER latitude = COLDER air temperature

• HIGHER latitude = WARMER temperatures

• LOWER latitude = MORE rainfall

Define temperature.

• Temperature if feeling how hot or cold using my hands.

• Temperature is the degree of hotness or coldness of a place.

• Temperature is how fast the thermometer changes.

• Temperature is the imaginary line on the globe.

What is diurnal temperature range?

• Difference between maximum and minimum temperature in a year.

• Difference between max and minimum temperature in a month.

• Difference between maximum and minimum temperature in a day.

• Difference between maximum and minimum temperature in a week.

Singapore is located at a high latitude.

• True

• False

• I don't know.

The nearer the equator, the higher the solar angle eg. 90 degrees.

• True

• False

• I don't know.

What happens when the the solar angle is higher?

• The temperature of the place is lower.

• The sun's rays take a longer time to reach the earth.

• Heat from the sun is concentrated over a smaller area.

• Heat from the sun is concentrated over a larger area.

For every 1000m increase in altitude, the temperature changes by _______^oC.

• +6.5

• -6.5

• -10

• -13

The ground heats up and emits energy as __________ radiation.

• longwave

• shortwave

• microwave

• infrared

Most heat is absorbed by earth at lower altitudes.

• True

• False