What is the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather refers to short-term atmospheric conditions while climate is the long-term average of weather patterns.

• Weather is the long-term average of atmospheric conditions, and climate refers to short-term changes.

• Weather and climate are the same concepts, referring to how hot or cold it is outside.

• Climate refers to the types of clouds in the sky, while weather describes the amount of precipitation.

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How many factors that determine climate should you be able to identify?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

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Why do different parts of the Earth have different climates?

• Because of the Earth's rotation on its axis.

• Because different parts of the Earth receive different amounts of sunlight.

• Because the Earth is flat.

• Because of the differences in the Earth's gravitational pull.

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What causes the seasons?

• The Earth's distance from the sun.

• The Earth's rotation on its axis.

• The tilt of the Earth's axis as it orbits the sun.

• The phases of the moon.

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What is weather defined as?

• The long-term prevailing weather conditions in a place

• The state of the atmosphere at a particular place at a particular moment

• The distance from the equator measured in degrees north or south

• The patterns of oceanic circulation

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What does climate refer to?

• The state of the atmosphere at a particular moment

• The patterns of atmospheric circulation

• The long-term prevailing weather conditions in a particular place based on records taken

• The topography of a place

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Which of the following is NOT a factor that determines weather?

• Latitude

• Atmospheric Circulation

• Oceanic Circulation Patterns

• The color of the ocean

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What does latitude measure?

• The distance from the poles

• The distance from the equator measured in degrees north or south of the equator

• The depth of the ocean

• The height of the mountains

What is latitude?

• The distance from the prime meridian measured in degrees east or west of the prime meridian

• The distance from the equator measured in degrees north or south of the equator

• The measurement of temperature at a particular location

• The distance from the North Pole measured in degrees

What is the latitude of the equator?

• 90° latitude

• 45° latitude

• 0° latitude

• 60° latitude