Climate

Climate is

• a typical weather in a certain place

• how it feels outside

Weather is

• the typical weather at a certain place

• what it feels like on a certain day

The weather is...

• The typical state of the atmosphere in a long period of time.
• The state of the atmosphere at a particular time. 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The climate is... 

• The typical state of the atmosphere over a long period of time. 
• The state of the atmosphere at a particular time. 

Tags

NGSS.3-ESS2-2

Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all forms of _____.

• precipitation
• condensation
• evaporation
• climate

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

• climate
• temperature
• elevation
• precipitation

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

• Climate
• Weather

The average temperature of the surface of Earth has increased approximately 1°C in the past century. Which reason best explains this increase in temperature?

• lower levels of ozone in the atmosphere
• lower levels of nitrogen in the atmosphere
• higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
• higher levels of oxygen in the atmosphere

Visible light reaches Earth’s surface while infrared light is trapped as heat. Which characteristic of Earth’s atmosphere causes this to happen?

• the hole in the ozone
• the greenhouse effect
• atmospheric pressure
• the inversion layer

Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?

• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960
• Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide
• humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels
• atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960