Unit 5: Weather and Climate

Which table shows an example of CLIMATE?

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Which statement best describes the graph?

• It shows climate because it shows daily temp and precipitation.

• It shows weather because it shows daily temp and precipitation.

• It shows climate because it shows long-term temp and precipitation.

• It shows weather because it shows long-term temp and precipitation.

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Select a main factor that determines climate of an area.

• Population

• Precipitation

• Landforms

• Vegetation

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Select another main factor for determining climate of an area.

• Temperature

• Landscape

• Landforms

• Population

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Which statement about weather and climate is correct?

• Weather describes short-term conditions. Climate describes conditions over long periods.

• Climate describes short-term conditions, but weather describes conditions over longer periods.

• Weather and climate BOTH describe conditions over long periods of time.

• Weather and climate BOTH describe short-term conditions.

Which of Amy's new friends was talking about WEATHER, not climate?

• Porshe

• Ty

• Jayla

• Mike

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Which would be a good question to ask when determining an area's climate?

• What was the average temperature for January last year?

• What was the average precipitation for the last twenty years?

• When was the last them it snowed?

• When was the last thunderstorm?

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Which is a true statement about weather?

• It is the average yearly climate for a region.

• It is the average yearly precipitation for a region.

• It changes from day to day.

• It always stays the same for years.

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Weather can be best defined as "the conditions in the atmosphere...

• in the geologic past."

• at a particular moment."

• over long periods of time."

• as recorded in glacier ice."

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Which statement best describes the clouds in this picture?

• Cumulus clouds, which mean fair weather.

• Cirrus clouds, which mean stormy weather.

• Stratus clouds, which mean stormy weather.

• Cumulonimbus clouds, which mean fair weather.

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