Weather and Climate I

Since I ( me the teacher) have lived here, during the summers we usually experience high temperatures and very little rain.

• weather

• climate

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Over the last 60 years we have doubled in the amount of rain in our area.

• weather

• climate

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The highest recorded temperature for Austin, Texas is 112 degrees fahrenheit.

• Weather

• Climate

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What are the 2 main factors that determine climate?

• Precipitation and Humidity
• Temperature and Air Pressure
• Precipitation and Air Pressure
• Temperature and Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A student wants to figure out what the climate is where she lives. She decides to record the temperature every day, at the same time, for a week. What is the BEST reason why this might not give her accurate results for what the climate is?

• She is only measuring and recording temperature and not precipitation

• She did not measure and record the wind conditions, humidity, and air pressure

• She measured only one week instead of measuring over a longer period of time

• She recorded the temperature at only one time of day instead of more frequently

Why are the equatorial regions of the planet usually the warmest?

• Because it is closest to the sun.

• Because it receives the most direct sunlight

• Because no clouds form here.

• Because it is far from the sun

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Why do we have seasons on earth?

• The directness of sunlight hitting the earth changes throughout the year because of the planets tilt

• The Earth gets closer to the sun during summer months and further away during the winter months because of the planets tilt.

• The tilt of the sun allows it to get hotter during summer.

• There are more clouds during winter and less clouds in the summer

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The higher the heat capacity of a substance the

• more the substance can reflect heat

• more the substance can absorb heat

• faster the substance can release heat

• faster the substance can absorb heat

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A large body of water, such as an ocean, affects the coastal communities climate by keeping temperatures ___________ than normal during the summer and _______________ than normal during the winters.

• higher/lower

• lower/higher

• lower/lower

• higher/higher

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Communities that are next to the coast tend to have a _____________ temperature range

• greater

• more moderate

• very pronounced

• non existent

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