Weather and Climate terms

What is climate?

• the condition of the atmosphere at any given time and place

• cloud cover and temperature

• precipitation and humidity at a given time and place

• weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Climate is affected by many factors including:

• latitude, elevation, and proximity to bodies of water

• tides and currents

• wind

• snow and sleet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is weather?

• The amount of moisture in the air

• The number of clouds in the sky

• The speed of the wind

• The state of the atmosphere at any particular time.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

All the atmospheric phenomena on the Earth like the rains take place in ........... layer.

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

• troposphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

All weather phenomena are present in stratosphere layer.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What weather tool measures air temperature?

• anemometer

• barometer

• thermometer

• wind vane

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which weather tool measures air pressure?

• anemometer

• barometer

• thermometer

• wind vane

Which weather tool measures wind speed?

• anemometer

• barometer

• thermometer

• wind vane

Which weather tool measures wind direction?

• anemometer

• barometer

• thermomether

• wind vane

Name this weather tool.

• rain gauge
• barometer
• thermometer
• anemometer