
Weather and Climate
Authored by Jude Sanford
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Weather refers to an area's ​ (a) atmospheric conditions. Weather includes amount of sunshine, precipitation, cloud cover, ​ (b) (amount of water vapor in the air), wind, floods, ice, and temperature. Weather can change in an instant and is often difficult to predict with precision.
2.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
​ (a) refers to an area's long-term weather patterns. Climate usually refers to a set of ​ (b) , including temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind, and other atmospheric conditions occurring over a ​ (c) period of time.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Weather is short-term, climate is long-term.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Climate can be influenced by many factors. A few effects are listed below.
Which one is not true?
Physical features, such as mountains, can block rain clouds.
Higher elevations can lead to colder average temperatures.
Global wind patterns can bring clouds and storms.
Latitude, or position north or south on the Earth, can determine the angle of the sun's rays, which leads to longer or shorter days.
Lower elevations can lead to colder average temperatures.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
as air rises to higher elevations, it expands due to decreasing air pressure, causing it to cool down even though "hot air" initially rose; therefore, higher elevations are generally colder despite the principle of hot air rising.
6.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
There are three climate zones: tropical, temperate, and polar. Climate zone depends on ​ (a) and affects the average temperature and precipitation.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the three climate zones?
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