4.8a

What weather condition could be measured by a Celsius thermometer?

• Precipitation
• Temperature
• Wind Speed
• Cloud Cover

• From east to west
• From west to east
• From north to south
• From south to north

• 25° C
• 22° C
• 15° C
• 20°C

• Houston
• Amarillo
• El Paso
• Dallas

All of the following tools are useful in measuring local weather conditions EXCEPT

• thermometers
• rain gauges
• wind socks
• telescopes

Meterorologists are scientists who study weather patterns and make forecasts about upcoming weather. Which of the following would a meteorologist analyze when predicting weather? 

• The habitat of an organism
• The movement of fronts
• The sun and the moon
• The growth of plants

• There was more rain on warm days than on cool days
• There were fewer clouds on Thursday than on Monday
• The temperature decreased as the cloud cover increased.
• The temperature increased over the course of the week. 

• 52°F
• 58°F
• 64°F
• 70°F

• Warm and Sunny
• Cold and Snowy
• Hot and Stormy
• Cool and Rainy

Climate and weather are different concepts, though they are related. How are the concepts of weather and climate different? 

• Weather refers to conditions nearer to the ground than climate.
• Climate is related to the amount of sunlight; weather is not.
• Weather conditions include precipitation, but climate does not.
• Climate covers larger areas and longer times than weather.