Weather & Climate

Daily temperature, daily rainfall, daily amount of sunshine

• Weather
• Climate

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Determines the type of animals that can live there.

• Weather
• Climate

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We can expect rain on Tuesday.

• Weather
• Climate

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The average wind speed of Brenham, Texas is 0 mph to 15 mph.

• Weather
• Climate

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_______ affects weather because the further north or south you go from the Equator, the less solar energy (heat).

• altitude
• latitude
• sunlight
• atmosphere

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Large body of air with the same temperature, pressure, and moisture characteristics is called?

• warm front
• cold front
• air mass
• jet stream

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The boundary between two air masses that meet is called?

• front
• back
• side
• air mass

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The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs is the _.

• thermosphere
• stratosphere
• mesosphere
• troposphere

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_____ climate is described as cold all year long and located in high latitudes.

• Polar
• Continental
• Dry
• Highland

_______ climate is described as hot and wet, and is located in low latitudes.

• Tropical
• Dry
• Continental
• Moderate

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