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Weather and Climate

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 4hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?
a)
climate
b)
temperature
c)
elevation
d)
precipitation
2.
the climate of a region can be determined by observing, recording, and analyzing the weather for at least
a)
one hour
b)
one day
c)
one week
d)
one season
3.
Winters in Maine can reach temperatures below zero.
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
4.
Changes from minute-to-minute, hour-to-hour, day-to-day
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
5.
Texas has long, hot summers.
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
6.
A tornado warning was issued for Kansas City this morning.
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
7.
Meteorologists forecast this.
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
8.
It snowed for three days last week.
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
9.
What is climate?
a)
 What's going on with the atmosphere at any particular time
b)
The type of weather that occurs during a particular season
c)
An area's pattern of weather over a long period of time
d)
How much sunshine an area gets 
10.
A front is
a)
where warm air is cooling at earth's surface
b)
a line where hot and cold air are separating
c)
a line where two different air masses meet
d)
where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds
11.
What symbol is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
12.
What does this symbol indicate on a weather map? 
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
13.
Which weather tool measures temperature?
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
psychrometer
d)
anememeter
14.
 A student needs approximately 250 mL of water for an experiment. Which letter in the illustration best represents this estimate?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
15.
What does the picture show?
a)
climate
b)
weather 
16.
What does the picture show?
a)
climate
b)
weather 
17.
What does the picture show?
a)
climate
b)
weather 
18.
What does the picture show?
a)
climate
b)
weather 
19.
What type of climate would you find in a rain forest?
a)
day
b)
hot
c)
cold
d)
wet
20.
What type of climate would you find in a desert?
a)
dry
b)
hot
c)
cold
d)
wet
21.
Average weather conditions of a region year after year.
a)
weather
b)
climate
c)
precipitation
d)
humidity
22.
Describes the condition of the air outdoors, such as temperature, cloud cover, wind speed, and rainfall.
a)
weather
b)
climate
c)
precipitation
d)
humidity
23.
Usual, average.
a)
data
b)
generalization
c)
trend
d)
typical
24.
Pieces of information.
a)
generalization
b)
typical
c)
trend
d)
data
25.
In our science classroom, we measure temperature in - 
a)
Fahrenheit
b)
Celsius
26.
Which best describes climate?
a)
Summers are usually hot and dry.
b)
It rained this week.
c)
Yesterday it was cold and windy.
27.
If it only rains one month out a year the climate would be described as
a)
mostly wet.
b)
mostly dry.
c)
neither wet or dry.
28.
How are weather an climate different?
a)
They both describe averages but climate is over years.
b)
Climate describes daily conditions and weather describes averages.
c)
Weather describes daily conditions and climate describes averages.
29.
A weather forecast tells us what the climate  is in different places.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
A ______ studies the weather and collects data to make predictions. 
a)
Biologist
b)
News Reporter
c)
Meteorologist
d)
Doctor
31.
The average yearly weather pattern over many years.
a)
weather
b)
air pressure
c)
climate
d)
zone
32.
What will the weather be in a couple of days in Minneapolis?
a)
sunny and warmer
b)
sunny and colder
c)
rainy and warmer
d)
rainy and colder
33.
What front is occurring between Denver and St. Louis?
a)
occluded front
b)
warm front
c)
cold front
d)
stationary front
34.
In what city is there rain?
a)
Detroit 
b)
Denver
c)
Houston
d)
St. Louis
35.
Pieces of information used to analyze information
a)
experiment
b)
Conclusion
c)
Questions
d)
Data
36.
An instrument used to measure the amount of rainfall
a)
barometer
b)
thermometer
c)
rain guage
d)
wind sock
37.
the amount of water vapor in the air
a)
warm front
b)
precipitation
c)
humidity
d)
air pressure
38.
Rain, snow sleet, or hail that falls from the clouds in the sky
a)
humidity
b)
liquid
c)
precipitation
d)
weather
39.

Which best describes climate

a)

Yesterday , it was rainy

b)

Summer was hot and dry

c)

It rained last week

40.

Weather is the state of the atmosphere over a longer period of time. True or False

a)

True

b)

False

41.
Which month has the highest average temperature?
a)
August
b)
July
c)
June
d)
May
42.
Does January or March have the lowest average temperature?
a)
January 
b)
March
c)
They are the same
43.

The kinds of data that reflect climate are different from the conditions described in weather data. Which of the following is a description of climate?

a)

Today it is hot and sunny in Phoenix, Arizona.

b)

Summers are usually mild in Lansing, Michigan.

c)

Last week it rained every day in San Antonio, Texas.

d)

Yesterday was cold and windy in Anchorage, Alaska.

44.

Weather data is different than climate data. Which of the following is an example of weather data?

a)

The average high temperature in May is 21°C in the Midwest of the United States

b)

Central Australia usually receives less than 110 mm of rainfall all year

c)

The relative humidity was 24% at noon on July 23 in Tempe, Arizona

d)

On average, there is 88mm of rain in the Gulf Coast region in July

45.

What could the title of this table be?

a)

Climate Report for Old Dime Box, TX

b)

Average Temperatures for Old Dime Box, TX

c)

Weather Report for Old Dime Box, TX

d)

Precipitation Report for Old Dime Box, TX

46.

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?

a)

There was more rain on the warmer days.

b)

Rain came along with lower temperatures.

c)

There were fewer clouds as the week went on.

d)

Temperature increased during the week.

47.

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

a)

New York had a record rainfall on Wednesday.

b)

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

c)

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

d)

The coast of Antarctica has very short summers.

48.

What question could students answer after reading this map?

a)

What is the temperature in Alaska?

b)

What is the climate for the majority of the U.S.?

c)

What is the difference in population of the Northern hemisphere compared to the Southern hemisphere?

d)

Which city has the most rainfall for the month of September?

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