Unit 4 Chapter 3 Review

How did the amount of precipitation change over the year?

• The amount of precipitation increased, then decreased.

• The amount of precipitation decreased, then increased.

• The amount of precipitation remained the same.

• The amount of precipitation in the graph does not show a year.

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 Which statement best explains how average high temperature changed during the year 2015?

• The temperature increased from January to December.

• The temperature decreased from January to December.

• The temperature increased from January to July, then decreased from August to December.

• The temperature decreased from January to July, then decreased from August to December.

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 what would you predict the temperature to be in January, 5 years in the future?

• 85°F

• 50 °F

• 62 °F

• 40 °F

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 Scientists use bar graphs to describe weather. Explain how bar graphs can help us understand weather?

• Bar graphs show change over time

• they help scientist discover patterns

• they help us to know the past

• they show data for one day at a time

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Explain how can bar graphs, rather than line plots, help to find a pattern in weather over many years?

• Bar graphs show weather and data over time

• Bar graphs show data for an entire year

• Line plots show data for an entire year

• Line plots help scientist to see patterns

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. What do you think was the driest month in Anchorage, Alaska, in 1960?  Explain how you know.

• The driest month is April

• The driest month is March

• The data was collected over many years, so on average April is the driest month.

• The data was collected over many years, so on average March is the driest month.

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 A student makes a claim about the climate of Louisiana. Which statement below best describes a claim about the climate of Louisiana?

• On Tuesday, the high temperature was 85 degrees.

• There is a 75% chance of rain for today.

• Louisiana has hot summers and mild winters each year.

• The fishing forecast calls for winds of up to 25 mph today.

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 Choose 2 statements that best describe the information given in the graph.

• 1. A person living in New Orleans would wear shorts because the temperature in July is warm.

• 1. The graph shows the temperature from many years to provide information about the climate of New Orleans.

• A person living in New Orleans would wear a sweater because the average temperature in August is much colder.

• As the temperature in New Orleans increased, so did the amount of rainfall.

• During the month of October, New Orleans had the most rainfall all year.

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 Which statement below best describes how weather is different from climate?

• Weather is the weather conditions over a long time period, and climate is the weather conditions that occur daily.

• 1. Climate is the weather conditions over a long time period, and weather is the weather conditions that occur daily.

• 1. Weather is the amount of rainfall, and climate is the temperature.

• 1. Climate is the amount of rainfall, and weather is the temperature.