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Which of these best describes climate rather than weather?

• Wind speed is changing as a storm moves through an area.

• The temperature is decreasing in a slow-moving cold front.

• Annual high temperatuers in the summer have increased over many decades.

• The rainfall during one year was greater than the rainfall during the next year.

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Winds are currently blowing from the North in Denver, Colorado.

• weather

• climate

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Sandra visited her grandma in Florida over Thanksgiving. She noticed that they were selling bathing suits at the stores. Her grandma said they sell bathing suits all year because Florida is warm.

• weather

• climate

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Scientist are studying water levels of a lake for 30 years. What are they studying?

• Climate, because they are measuring over a long period of time

• Climate, because they are measuring the rainfall

• Weather, because they expect rainfall to continue

• Weather, because they are tracking changes to the environment

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The kinds of data that reflect climate are different from the conditions described in the weather data. Which of the following is a description of climate? 

• Today it is hot and sunny in Phoenix, Arizona.
• Summers are usually mild in Lansing, Michigan.
• Last week it rained every day in San Antonio, Texas.
• Yesterday was cold and windy in Anchorage, Alaska.