Weather, Climate, and Tools

A student states the weather is the same as the climate. Which response BEST tells the student the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is about the wind and the rain, but climate is about the clouds.
• Weather is the conditions in one day, but climate is the conditions over a long time.
• Weather is measured with tools like thermometers, but climate is measured with tools like forecasts.
• Weather is recorded on charts, but climate is recorded on world maps.

Which observation describes a change in climate rather than a change in weather?

• The thunderstorm dropped about three centimeters of rain today.
• The average summer temperatures have increased over the last ten years.
•  The snowfall in this area was more this week than it was last week.
• The average wind speed in April was less than it was in March.

Which statement about Hawaii refers to its climate?

• A blizzard occurs on one of Hawaii’s tallest mountain peaks.
• A high temperature of 37.8°C was recorded earlier today in Hawaii.
• The mountains were shaded by cumulus clouds on a Tuesday afternoon.
• The coolest months are February and March.

Two major factors used to identify climate are?

• longitude and latitude
• temperature and precipitation
• lattitude and temperature
• layers in the atmosphere

This is the symbol for a... 

• Cold Front
• Warm Front
• Stationary Front
• Occluded Front 

This is the symbol for a... 

• Occluded Front
• Stationary Front
• Warm Front
• Cold Front 

What does this tool measure?

• Wind speed
• Wind direction
• Air pressure
• Temperature

A rain gauge measures what?

• Air pressure
• Wind speed
  wind speed
• Amount of rain fall
• Wind direction

This weather instrument is an...

• wind vane
• anemometer
• barometer
• thermometer

A high pressure system means we might have this weather.

• Snow blizzard
• Sunny and dry
• Rain storm
• Tornado