Weather and Climate Quiz

What is the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is short-term atmospheric conditions while climate is long-term patterns and trends of weather in a particular region.

• Weather refers to temperature while climate refers to precipitation.

• Climate is short-term atmospheric conditions while weather is long-term patterns and trends of weather in a particular region.

• Weather and climate are the same thing.

What is the main factor that determines the weather of a place?

• climate

• temperature

• population

• altitude

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What is an anemometer used to measure?

• temperature

• wind speed

• humidity

• air pressure

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What is the main source of energy for the Earth's weather?

• Moon

• Stars

• Wind

• Sun

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What is the short-term day to day changes in the atmosphere?

• weather

• climate

• hemisphere

• atmosphere

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What is the long term weather averages for a larger area over time?

• weather

• climate

• equator

• precipitation

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"The temperature today is going to be 80 degrees and it will be sunny" is an example of ______________.

• Weather

• Climate

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Which of the following is a good clue word for CLIMATE?

• average

• daily

• tomorrow

• yesterday

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Which word is a good clue word that can help you know it means WEATHER?

• usually

• average

• yearly

• today

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Each school year for 30 years, the amount of rain that fell at a school was measured and recorded. Tracking rainfall over a long period provides the most information about which characteristic of an area?

• Climate

• Temperature of one day

• Weather

• Type of soil

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