Weather vs climate

Which of the following best describes weather?

• day to day conditions of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

• long-term conditions (months/years) of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

• the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.

• The part of the Earth that has all of the ice on it plus santa lives that and he is making toys and eating creambetweenz.

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Which of the following best describes climate?

• day to day conditions of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

• long-term conditions (months/years) of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

• the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.

• This one time I was looking out a window and I saw a lizard there and then I was like, why are there so many lizards? what are they doing here. It's like Jurassic Park all day.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The high temperature today will be near 75 C.

• weather

• climate

• neither

• sunny

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The average winter temperature is 45 C.

• weather

• climate

• neither

• storms

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following best describe the term 'weather'?

• day to day changes in the atmosphere
• long-term pattern in the weather
• measured over many years
• wind and rain

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Sandra visited her grandma in Florida over Thanksgiving. She noticed that they were selling bathing suits at the stores. Her grandma said they sell bathing suits all year because Florida is warm.

• climate

• weather

• neither

• clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

James grabbed a rain coat before catching the school bus. It was already cloudy and the TV news reported that there would be rain all day long in Columbus.

• weather

• climate

• neither

• cold

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What does this picture show?

• High pressure weather

• Low pressure weather

• neither

• both

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How should you dress for low pressure weather?

• Dress like it's a nice day out

• Dress like it will be wet or cold.

• neither

• both

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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 temperatuers in the summer have increased over many decades.

• The rainfall during one year was greater than the rainfall during the next year.

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