Weather and Climate

What describes conditions of the air outdoors?

• Temperature

• Weather

• Climate

• Precipitation

How hot or cold it is is called temperature.

• True

• False

A set of weather conditions that prevail in a region year after year is called what?

• Rain

• Temperature

• Weather

• Climate

Humidity is the amount of rain in the air

• True

• False

Which one is NOT an example of precipitation?

• Rain

• Sleet

• Tornado

• Snow

A meterologist is someone who

• Predicts the climate changes

• Predicts the weather

• Predicts the air pressure

• Predicts what to wear everyday

Climate is studied for long periods of time by which scientist

• Meterologist

• Scientologist

• Climatologist

• Biologist

What factors affect climate?

• Distance from water, latitude on the globe, and the elevation above sea level

• the amount of rain falls daily, the temperature and the amount of sun that shines

• the amount of animals stay past the winter, the air pressure, and wind capacity

• the distance from the state capital, the amount of rocks on the sidewalk and the elevation of snow

Antarctica is an example of what type of climate?

• North Pole

• Dry and humid

• Polar desert

• tropical

Which are NOT contributing in the changes in climate for Earth?

• Human activities

• Burning fossil fuels

• greenhouse gases

• burning wood in the winter