The Concepts of Weather & Climate (Part 1)

Weather is the state of the ____________ at a place and time.

• air

• atmosphere

• climate

• environment

Which variable does NOT belong to the weather?

• Air temperature

• Cloud cover

• Infiltration

• Precipitation

Climate is the average state of the atmosphere at a place over a ______ period of time, about 25 years or more.

• average

• long

• moderate

• short

Which type of climate does NOT exist in this world?

• Cool temperate

• Cool equatorial

• Tropical equatorial

• Tropical monsoon

Which climate has a LARGE annual temperature RANGE of about 21 degree Celsius?

• Cool temperate

• Tropical equatorial

• Tropcial monsoon

Which climate has a SMALL annual temperature RANGE of about 2-3 degree Celsius?

• Cool temperate

• Tropical equatorial

• Tropical monsoon

Which climate has a SMALL annual temperature RANGE of about 3-4 degree Celsius?

• Cool temperate

• Tropical Equatorial

• Tropical Monsoon

Which climate has four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter?

• Cool temperate

• Tropical equatorial

• Tropical Monsoon

Which climate has two distinct wet and dry seasons?

• Cool Temperate

• Tropical equatorial

• Tropical monsoon

Which TWO climates have precipitation that fall EVENLY throughout the year?

• Cool temperate

• Tropical equatorial

• Tropical Monsoon