Weather and Climate

Which provides the energy needed to drive Earths weather and climate systems?

• The atmosphere

• The hydrosphere

• The Sun

• The water cycle

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Organize these options into the right categories

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(a) weather

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(b) climate

• general pattern of atmospheric conditions of a larger geographic area

• day to day atmospheric conditions of a specific geographic location

• Texas panhandle experiences hot summers and cold windy winters, low precipitation

• Amarillo, TX - Sat. 1/24/26, 17 degrees F, mostly cloudy with high chance of snow, 5-10mph winds

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The sun plays a crucial role in the water cycle. The part of the water cycle most affected by the suns energy is __________________.

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Cloud formation happens when ________________ in the air condenses as it cools.

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How does the Sun, the atmosphere, and the hydrosphere influence climate?

• The Sun's energy drives the water cycle by

  evaporating water

• The Sun's direct or indirect radiant energy plays a role in global temperatures or air and water

• Convection currents forming due to differences in the density and pressure of air systems

• These factors do not interact with each other

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In a coastal city during the day, ​ (a)   heats up faster than​ (b)   . This causes warm air to rise, leaving room for cool air to blow in. This is known as ​ (c)   . At night, the opposite happens where the cool air from land is replaced by the warm air over the water, because land releases heat fast while water​ (d)   heat. This is known as a​ (e)   .

• water
• land
• sea breeze
• retains
• Land breeze

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Which are convection currents?

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Warm air is​ (a)   causing it to ​ (b)   and cool air is ​​ (c)   causing it to ​ (d)   .

• less dense
• rise
• more dense
• sink

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Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) High pressure air system

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(b) Low pressure air system

• warm air

• cool air

• associated with clear skies and stable weather

• more force on Earth's surface

• associated with clouds and wind

• less force on Earth's surface

• less dense

• more dense

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Wind is the movement of air from areas of high pressure (cool air) to areas of low pressure (warm air).

• True

• False

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