Weather and Climate Sort

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Weather

,

(b) Climate

• average weather

  over 30+ years

• Over the past 30

  years, February

  has always had

  the lowest

  temperatures.

• usually

• polar

• It has snowed

  every year in this

  area for the past

  century.

• 
• wind speed increases as a storm moves in

• long-term

• Annual highs

  have increased

  since 1970.

• usual conditions

  of a given place

• day-to-day

  conditions

• short term

• temperate

• January 3, 1980

• More rain fell this

  year than last

  year.

• February was

  colder than

  January.

• study known as meterology

• tropical

• a warm front will be moving through region next week

• During this cold

  front, the

  temperature will

  decrease.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

If a person is describing the daily changes in temperature and precipitation, they are referring to an area's ________.

• weather

• climate

• geography

• geology

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Students at an elementary school set up a weather station in 1985. The fifth-grade classes have been responsible for measuring and recording the daily temperature, wind speed, wind direction, precipitation, and cloud cover every year. Which characteristics of the area would students be able to describe only after 30 or more years?

• geology

• climate

• geography

• weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following sets of data best represents weather information, but NOT climate?

• Average daily rainfall for the Dallas area in the last month

• Average yearly temperatures for the Dallas area in the 1990's

• Monthly air pressure averages for the Dallas area since 1974

• Monthly humidity averages for the Dallas area in the last 4 decades

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The following statements are about conditions in Texas cities. Which statement shows information about climate?

• San Angelo's record rainfall was 10.16 cm (4 in) on January 23, 1973

• In 1930, Dallas reported an extreme low temperature on -3 degrees

• Austin has an average of only 1.5 cm of annual snowfall each year

• Lubbock has recorded a wind gust of 144.84 kph

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Each winter since 1980, a family measures the snowfall in their year and records the yearly average. This average is most common when describing what feature of the area?

• Weather

• Climate

• Water cycle

• Erosion patterns

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which statement best describes the weather?

• The temperature is increasing as the cloud cover decreases

• Wind speeds are greatest during the spring

• Since 1970, yearly rainfall averages are lower than usual

• Flash flooding has increased in many areas during the last few decades

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which statement best describes an area's climate?

• The predicted low temperature for the day

• The lowest temperature on record for the day

• The average low temperature for the day

• The current low temperature in a nearby city

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Some scientists measured and recorded local rainfall amounts and water levels at several local lakes over the summer. They compared their measurements with data from the past 30 years. The scientists concluded that the area was drier this summer than in previous years. They plan to continue recording these measurements each summer for the next decade. What characteristics of the area are the scientists studying?

• Climate, because they are making more than one type of measurement

• Climate, because they are comparing rainfall amounts over a long period of time

• Weather, because they are tracking changes only to their local environment

• Weather, because they expect rainfall amounts and water levels to continue to decrease

Which of these best describes climate rather than weather?

• Wind speed is changing as a storm moves through an area

• The temperature is decreasing in a slow-moving cold front

• Annual high temperatures in the summer have increased over many decades

• The rainfall during one year was greater than the rainfall during the following year

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5