Exploring Weather and Climate

What is humidity?

• The amount of water vapor in the air.

• The speed of the wind.

• A type of food.

• The brightness of the sun.

What does weather refer to?

• A type of animal.

• The name of a planet.

• The type of clothes you should wear.

• The condition of the atmosphere at a specific time and place.

What is climate?

• A game people play.

• Weather conditions over a short period.

• The average weather in a region over a long time.

• A type of food.

What is rain?

• A type of tree.

• Snow that is colored red.

• When the sun shines very brightly.

• Water that falls from clouds in the sky.

What does precipitation mean?

• A new kind of medicine.

• Water falling from the sky in various forms.

• A type of dance.

• The process of baking a cake.

What is sleet?

• A new flavor of ice cream.

• A sunny and hot day.

• Ice crystals that partly melt and refreeze before hitting the ground.

• A type of bird.

What causes lightning?

• Birds flying.

• Electrical energy building up in a storm.

• Fish swimming in the ocean.

• Cars driving too fast.

What is needed for a thunderstorm to occur?

• Complete silence in the atmosphere.

• A sunny and hot day.

• Snow and ice.

• Strong winds causing water and ice to collide in a cloud.

What is the main difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is only about temperature.

• Weather can change in a few hours, climate takes much longer to change.

• Climate is about the oceans, weather is not.

• There is no difference.

Why is Yuma, Arizona considered to have a sunny climate?

• It has a lot of thunderstorms.

• It is sunny most days of the year.

• It snows a lot there.

• It is always raining.