Weather & Climate Review

The day to day conditions of a particular place.

• Weather

• Climate

• Correlation

• Condensation

The weather conditions occurring in an area over a long period of time.

• Weather

• Climate

• Rain Guage

• Precipitation

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

• weather

• climate

• geography

• geology

People often discuss weather and climate by saying phrases like the ones listed above. Which of the charts have the phrases listed in the appropriate columns?

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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?

• climate

• geography

• weather

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

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

A team of meteorologists are recording daily temperatures in their city and comparing the measurements with data collected over several decades. What type of information are they investigating?

• Weather, because they are measuring temperature

• Climate, because they are comparing data over time

What is the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?

• climate
• temperature
• elevation
• precipitation

Changes from minute-to-minute, hour-to-hour, day-to-day

• Climate
• Weather