Weather and Climate

The long term conditions of temperature and precipitation for an area is called the

• atmosphere

• latitude

• weather

• climate

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The conditions of the air right now outside

• weather

• currents

• climate

• precipitation

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Precipitation is...

• only rain

• rain, snow, hail, or sleet

• the temperature outside

• the amount of clouds outside

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Which is an example of weather?

• summers are hot in Yuma, Arizona

• London gets 25 inches of rain each year

• it is 31 degrees Celsius in Cancun, Mexico

• The sun sets at 7:55PMN today in San Diego

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Which statement is true?

• Lines of latitude are parallel to the Prime Meridian

• The equator is an imaginary line half way between the North and South Poles

• Longitude and latitude are real lines on Earth's surface that we use to find a location

• Locations are measured as east or west of the equator

Which is true about locations near the equator?

• they receive more direct sunlight and have cool temperatures

• they receive more direct sunlight and have warm temperatures

• they receive indirect sunlight and have cool temperatures

• they receive indirect sunlight and have warm temperatures

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The Earth is tilted on an axis. When a location on Earth is tilted towards the sun, then it is _____.

• winter

• spring

• fall

• summer

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Atmospheric circulation is

• movement of air above the Earth

• movement of water in the ocean

• the formation of clouds over the poles

• both the movement of air and water on Earth

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Which is a pattern that occurs in air?

• Warm air rises and cool air sinks

• Cool air rises and warm air sinks

• Both warm and cool air rise together

• There is not a pattern with air movement

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When cool air rushes in to replace warm air that has risen

• latitude

• longitude

• tide

• wind

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