Weather Lessons 6-8

What is latitude?

• An imaginary line that runs through the center of Earth from East to West at 0 degrees.

• An imaginary line that measures distance North and South of the equator.

• An imaginary line that runs through the center of Earth from North to South at 0 degrees.

• An imaginary line that measures distance East and West of the Primer meridian.

What is longitude?

• An imaginary line that runs through the center of Earth from East to West at 0 degrees.

• An imaginary line that measures distance North and South of the equator.

• An imaginary line that runs through the center of Earth from North to South at 0 degrees.

• An imaginary line that measures distance East and West of the Primer meridian.

What is the equator?

• An imaginary line that runs through the center of Earth from East to West at 0 degrees.

• An imaginary line that measures distance North and South of the equator.

• An imaginary line that runs through the center of Earth from North to South at 0 degrees.

• An imaginary line that measures distance East and West of the Primer meridian.

What is the prime meridian?

• An imaginary line that runs through the center of Earth from East to West at 0 degrees.

• An imaginary line that measures distance North and South of the equator.

• An imaginary line that runs through the center of Earth from North to South at 0 degrees.

• An imaginary line that measures distance East and West of the Prime meridian.

What happens to air pressure during a storm?

• It increases

• It decreases

• It stays the same.

What happens to humidity during a storm?

• It increases

• It decreases

• It stays the same.

What happens to precipitation during a storm?

• It increases

• It decreases

• It stays the same.

What is the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is the conditions of an area over a long period of time and climate is the conditions of an area at a given time.

• Climate is the conditions of an area over a long period of time and weather is the conditions of an area at a given time.

• Weather is how the air feels outside and climate is how the water feels outside.

Where are the warmest temperatures on Earth?

• In the Northern hemisphere.

• In the Southern hemisphere.

• At the equator.

Where are the coldest temperatures on Earth?

• In the Northern hemisphere.

• At the equator.

• Further North or further South of the equator.