What is the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is how the atmosphere changes and climate is what is changes into.

• Weather involves short-term conditions while climate involves long-term patterns.

• Weather only involves temperature while climate involves both temp and precipitation.

• Weather is how long the atmosphere changes and climate is what the atmosphere does.

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What two factors do we use to define the climate of an area?

• Average temperature and average precipitation

• Average pressure and average humidity

• Average temperature and average cloud cover

• Average precipitation and average humidity

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What impact does latitude have on climate?

• The higher the latitude, the cooler the temperatures.

• The higher the latitude, the warmer the temperatures.

• Latitude does not impact climate.

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Based on latitude alone, a city at 45^o S will have cooler temperatures than a city at 15^o S.

• True

• False

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How does elevation influence an area's climate?

• The higher the elevation, the cooler the temperatures.

• The higher the elevation, the warmer the temperatures.

• Elevation does not affect climate.

According to elevation alone, a city located at 20,000 ft above sea-level will have warmer average temperatures than a city at 100 ft above sea-level.

• True

• False

Why does land heat faster than water?

• It is opaque and unmoving

• It is transparent and moveable

• It has more chemicals in it

• It actually heats slower than water

Why are temperatures near bodies of water more regulated?

• Water heats and cools down fast

• Water heats and cools down slowly

• The water stays the same temperature all year

• Temperatures are not more regulated

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What happens when air is pushed up along a mountain?

• Clouds form and the air becomes dry on the other side of the mountain

• The air gains more moisture and causes precipitation on the other side of the mountain

• The air gets warmer.

• The air gets stuck.

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The amount of heat needed to raise or lower the temperature of something is called...

• specific heat.

• latent heat.

• absolute heat.

• relative heat.

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