Weather/Climate

_________________ changes from day to day, while ____________ changes from region to region.

• climate, weather

• weather, climate

• wind, atmosphere

• atmosphere, wind

This is the term for the weather patterns that an area experiences over a long period of time?

• climate

• weather

• available energy

• position in space

Where in the Venn diagram would you add daily precipitation and daily high and low temperatures?

• climate

• weather

• both

• neither

The main difference between weather and climate is the

• time of year on Earth.

• amount of time we consider.

• where Earth is in its orbit.

• amount of sunlight reaching Earth.

We often hear newscasters refer to hour-to-hour or day-to-day changes. Where in the Venn diagram would we put those phrases?

• weather

• climate

• both

• neither

When we hear newscasters refer to hour-to-hour, day-to-day, and even season-to-season changes, what are they referring to?

• weather

• climate

• both

• neither

_________________ changes from day to day, while ____________ changes from region to region.

• climate, weather

• weather, climate

• seasons, weather

• precipitation, weather

A desert would have what type of climate?

• temperature

• dry

• warm and wet

• freezing cold and rainy

What is the name of the average weather in an area over a long period of time?

• weather

• climate

• storms

• rain

Think about the differences between climate and weather and complete the following sentence:The short-term, constantly changing state of the air in an area is known as ______, while the conditions of an area over a long period of time is known as ______.

• weather; climate

• climate; temperature

• weather; temperature

• precipitation; climate