Weather and Climate Concepts

Climate is ______.

• what the air is like outside
• the temperature of a day
• pattern of weather in a place over many years.

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The condition of the atmosphere, such as temperature, cloud cover, wind speed and rainfall

• climate
• weather
• trend
• season

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_______ affects weather because the further north or south you go from the Equator, the less solar energy (heat).

• altitude
• latitude
• sunlight
• atmosphere

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Clouds are made up of tiny drops of ______ or ice. The moisture in the cloud affects the weather.

• dust
• water
• cloud particles
• precipitation

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Which city has the highest rainfall in July? 

• Iquitos ( Graph on Left)
• Monrovia (Middle Graph)
• Normanton (Graph on Right)
• None of the above

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The difference between weather and climate is:

• weather is based on temperature and precipitations and climate conditions including air masses.
• weather is used to predict climate with 100% accuracy
• weather is a long term effect and climate changes from day to day
• weather is the daily conditions of the atmosphere and climate is the average of those conditions

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What is the cause of clouds and rain?

• rising of warm, dry air
• rising of cool, humid air
• rising of warm, humid air
• rising of cool, dry air

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A wooly mammoth skeleton is found in the Platte River. What can you conclude about the area's past environment?

• It was once very wet.
• It was once under water.
• It was once very cold.
• Little Foot and friends got lost on their adventure to the Great Valley.

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Which conclusion could be drawn from finding the fossilized remains of a whale in a desert?

• Timmy the T-Rex was an amazing fisherman back in the day.
• Whalenados are a thing.
• The desert was once at a high altitude.
• The desert was once covered in salt water. 

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What is the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is long-term; climate is short-term

• Weather is short-term; climate is long-term

• Weather and climate are the same

• Weather is predictable; climate is not

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