Weather and Climate Review

Complete the sentence below by choosing the best answer. Weather includes...

• Temperature, pH, salinity, precipitation, humidity

• humidity, pH, precipitation, wind, pressure

• salinity, temperature, pressure, humidity, wind

• temperature, pressure, precipitation, humidity, wind

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Imagine you are planning a trip to various countries around the world and you want to understand their climate. Which of the following would help you understand how far from the Equator a point is on Earth’s surface?

• A. The day-to-day conditions for a single location

• B. The long-term pattern of weather in an area, averaged over many years

• C. The height of a location above sea level

• D. Knowing the Latitude of the location

What is temperature?

• The measure of how hot or cold a place is.

• The measure of how much sunlight reaches a place.

• The measure of Earth's rotation.

• The measure of Earth's revolution.

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A low pressure storm is moving westward in the Atlantic. It forms over warm ocean water. Which type of storm is moving in the Atlantic? (a)  

• thunderstorm

• hurricane

• tornado

• cold front

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What is the main difference between weather and climate?

• Weather describes the condition of the atmosphere over a short period, while climate is the average weather over a long period.

• Weather can only be predicted, not measured, while climate can be measured but not predicted.

• Weather is affected by human activities, while climate is not.

• Weather refers to the temperature only, while climate includes precipitation types.

are boundaries that separate air masses of different densities. They generally do not mix.

• Weather fronts

• air masses

• cyclones

• anticyclones

• millibars

• isobars

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(a)   is the long term conditions in an area, while ​ (b)   describes day to day conditions.

• Climate

• weather

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Match the words with the definition

• predict

• environmental conditions of a certain place over the years

• weather

• layers of gasses that wrap around Earth

• atmosphere

• state of the atmosphere on a certain time and place

• climate

• tell something for the future

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The ​ (a)   side of the mountain receives the rain and wind. The ​ (b)   side of the mountain is dry and arid.

• windward

• leeward

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________ is the condition in a location over a very long period of time.

• climate

• weather

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