weather and climate

The weather is...

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

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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. 

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The condition of the atmosphere, such as temperature, cloud cover, wind speed and rainfall

• climate
• weather
• trend
• season

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Several months during the year that have similar temperatures 

• Season
• climate
• weather
• Summer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Rain, snow sleet, or hail that falls from the clouds in the sky

• humidity
• liquid
• precipitation
• weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which best describes climate

• Yesterday , it was rainy

• Summer was hot and dry

• It rained last week

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Weather changes

• Every Day

• Every week

• Twice a week

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Causes of Climate Change are

• only human activity

• a combination of natural and human forces

• only natural forces

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Earth is currently experiencing

• a warming trend

• a period of unchanging climate

• a cooling trend

• an ice age

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Through research and data, scientists have found that Earth's temperature has been

• increasing

• decreasing

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