Weather and Climate

Which factor does NOT affect temperature: 

• Latitude.
• Distance from the sea.
• Longitude. 
• Altitude.

Areas near the sea are cooler in summer and warmer in winter.

• True

• False

What causes changes in seasons?

• The earth spinning

• The earth tilting on its axis

• The earth revolving around the sun

• The earth's elliptical orbit

In New York State there is a greater chance of precipitation falling as snow in January than in March, because in January the Northern Hemisphere is tilted:

• toward the Sun, and temperatures are warmer

• toward the Sun, and temperatures are colder

• away from the Sun, and temperatures are warmer

• away from the Sun, and temperatures are colder

Several months during the year that have similar temperatures 

• Season
• climate
• weather
• Summer

Rain, snow sleet, or hail that falls from the clouds in the sky

• humidity
• liquid
• precipitation
• weather

Average weather conditions of a region year after year

• weather
• season
• cold front
• climate

Which observation describes a change in climate rather than a change in weather?

• The thunderstorm dropped about three centimeters of rain today.
• The average summer temperatures have increased over the last ten years.
•  The snowfall in this area was more this week than it was last week.
• The average wind speed in April was less than it was in March.

Which statement about Hawaii refers to its climate?

• A blizzard occurs on one of Hawaii’s tallest mountain peaks.
• A high temperature of 37.8°C was recorded earlier today in Hawaii.
• The mountains were shaded by cumulus clouds on a Tuesday afternoon.
• The coolest months are February and March.

Two major factors used to identify climate are?

• longitude and latitude
• temperature and precipitation
• lattitude and temperature
• layers in the atmosphere