Weather Quiz-5th grade

Describes the condition of the air outdoors as it is happening. Changes daily.

• Precipitation

• Climate

• Weather

• Data

The average weather condition of a region year after year.

• Climate

• Humidity

• Weather

• Data

The kinds of data that reflect climate are different from the conditions described in weather data. Which of the following is a description of climate?

• Summers are usually mild in Lansing, Michigan.

• Today it is hot and sunny in Phoenix, Arizona.

• Last week it rained every day in San Antonio, Texas.

• Yesterday was cold and windy in Anchorage, Alaska.

Weather data is different from climate data. Which of these is an example of weather data?

• Northern Europe has much colder winters than South America.

• Skies are mostly cloudy at 5:00 pm in Las Vegas on May 3rd, 2012.

• New England has an average of more than 100 rainy days each year.

• The high plateau region of Antarctica has constant light winds from the south.

A person that studies, reports and forecast weather conditions is a

• radiologist

• geologist

• astronomer

• meteorologist

Today is much colder than yesterday!

• Weather

• Climate

Phoenix, Arizona has extremely hot summers.

• Weather

• Climate

An instrument used to measure the amount of rainfall

• barometer
• thermometer
• rain guage
• wind sock

The wind blew 50mph on Sunday

• weather

• climate

• both

Floydada, Texas has hot summers and cool winters.

• weather

• climate