Climate

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

• climate
• temperature
• elevation
• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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 temperatures in the summer have increased over many decades.

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

Some scientists measured and recorded local rainfall amounts and water levels at several local lakes over the summer. They compared their measurements with data from the past 30 years. What characteristic of the area are the scientists studying?

• Climate, because they are making more than one type of measurement

• Climate, because they are comparing rainfall amounts over a long period of time

• Weather, because they are tracking changes only to their local environment

• Weather, because they expect rainfall amounts and water levels to continue to decrease

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Each school year for 30 years, the amount of rain that fell at a school was measured and recorded. Tracking rainfall over a long period provides the most information about which characteristic of an area?

• Climate

• Temperature of one day

• Weather

• Type of soil

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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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.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following is a description of climate data? 

• New York had a 2 inches of rainfall on Wednesday.
• Lima, Peru had a low temperature last night of 17°C.
• Winds are currently from the south in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
• The coast of Antarctica has very short summers. 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6