Weather -vs- Climate

Winters in Maine can reach temperatures below zero and the atmosphere is very cold. Is this weather or climate?

• Climate

• Weather

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Changes from minute-to-minute, hour-to-hour, day-to-day is known as....

• Climate
• Weather

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Texas has long, hot summers.

• Climate
• Weather

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Last week it snowed for 3 days straight.

• Climate

• Weather

What is climate?

•  What's going on with the atmosphere at any particular time
• The type of weather that occurs during a particular season
• An area's pattern of weather over a long period of time
• How much sunshine an area gets 

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Which statement best describes the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is the conditions when you look outside while climate is the conditions you can expect for the next 6 months or even years.
• Climate is the current condition outside while weather is what you can expect for the next 6 months.

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What is the primary factor that influences climate?  

• latitude
• longitude
• elevation
• climate zone

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Which changes faster?

• weather
• climate

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The average temperature for the mountains of Colorado in February is 3 degrees.

• weather

• climate

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The typical weather in the rain forest is warm and rainy.

• weather
• climate

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