Weather Climate

The table shows some weather data collected over a five-day period. What pattern over the five days can be observed in the collected data?

• There was more rain on the warmer days.

• There were fewer clouds as the week went on.

• Rain came along with lower temperatures.

• Temperature increased during the week.

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Weather and climate data are different. Which of the following is a description of weather data?

• The Sahara desert gets very little rainfall.

• The average daytime high in the Amazon is 25°C.

• Temperatures in the Arctic are usually below freezing

• It rained two inches in Miami, Florida on May 5th

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The map shows the weather for Texas on Monday, October 15, 2012. Before the front passed through Houston on Sunday, the high temperature was 14°C. Which of the following is the most reasonable prediction for the high temperature on Monday, after the front has passed?

• 8°C

• 14°C

• 20°C

• 26°C

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Climate data is not the same as weather data. Which of the following is a description of climate data?

• New York had a record rainfall on Wednesday

• Lima, Peru had a low temperature last night of 17°C.

• Winds are currently from the south in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

• The coast of Antarctica has very short summers.

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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 temperatures in the summer have increased over many decades.

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

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Each school year for 30 years, the amount of rain that fell at school was measured and recorded. Tracking rainfall over a long period of time provides the most information about which characteristic of an area?

• Climate

• Temperature of one day

• Weather

• Type of soil

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Some scientists measured and recorded local rainfall amounts and water levels at several local lakes over the summer. They compared their measurements with data from the past 30 years. The scientists concluded that the area was drier this summer than in previous years. They plan to continue recording these measurements each summer for the next decade. What characteristic of the area are the scientists studying?

• Climate, because they are making more than one type of measurement.

• Climate, because they are comparing rainfall amounts over a long period of time.

• Weather, because they are tracking changes only to their local environment.

• Weather, because they expect rainfall amounts and water levels to continue to decrease.

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Precipitation is defined as:

• the set of weather conditions that prevail in a region year after year

• rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds in the sky

• how hot or cold something is

• the amount of water vapor in the air

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Weather is defined as:

• the set of weather conditions that prevail in a region year after year

• rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds in the sky

• pieces of information

• the condition of the air outdoors, such as temperature, cloud cover, wind speed, and rainfall (short period of time)

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Humidity is defined as:

• rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds in the sky

• piece of information

• the amount of water vapor in the air

• how hot or cold something is

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