Weather vs. Climate: Crash Course Kids #28.1

Ice crystals that fall toward the ground, partly melt, and then refreeze are called

• Snow

• Sleet

• Rain

• Thunder

Which is NOT a factor of the weather?

• Temperature

• Gravitational Pull

• Humidity

• Wind Speed and Direction

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Weather is the condition of which sphere?

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

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Which describes minute-by-minute changes in the atmosphere?

• weather

• climate

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Oakland, California receives, on average, 24 inches of rainfall every year. Is this an example of weather or climate?

• weather

• climate

What causes a thunderstorm?

• Drops of water collide and the echo of their collision gets amplified making the sound of thunder.

• Clouds release water all at once and let of loud sounds when the water is released.

• Lightening causes raindrops to move more quickly than usual and thunder is caused when the raindrops break the sound barrier.

• Electrical energy is built up by drop of water and pieces of ice collide and break apart in a storm.

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