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Climate and Weather

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is climate?

a)

current condition of the atmosphere

b)

patterns of weather over a long period of time

c)

current temperature and precipitation

2.
What is going on with the atmosphere at any particular time.
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
3.
What are the two main factors that determine the climate of an area?
a)
precipitation and humidity
b)
temperature and air pressure
c)
wind conditions and humidity
d)
temperature and precipitation
4.
A temperate climate is?
a)
consistently cool
b)
consistently warm
c)
consistently moderate
d)

has 4 seasons

5.
A polar climate is?
a)
warm and cool
b)
consistently moderate
c)
consistently cool
d)
consistently warm
6.

_______ climate is described as hot and wet, and is located close to the equator.

a)

Tropical

b)

Dry

c)

Continental

d)

Moderate

7.
Daily temperature, daily rainfall, daily amount of sunshine
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
8.
Which month has the highest average temperature?
a)
August
b)
July
c)
June
d)
May
9.
Does January or March have the lowest average temperature?
a)
January 
b)
March
c)
They are the same
10.

rain is collected and measured by a

a)

rain stick

b)

rain bucket

c)

rain quadrant

d)

rain gauge

11.

Observations or measurements recorded in an investigation.

a)

evidence

b)

data

c)

pattern

d)

claim

12.

A scientist who studies and predicts weather.

a)

Engineer

b)

Biologist

c)

Meteorologist

d)

Botonist

13.

Information that supports an answer to a question.

a)

evaluate

b)

pattern

c)

evidence

d)

claim

14.

Water that falls to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

a)

seasons

b)

lemonade

c)

pattern

d)

precipitation

15.

Times of year when certain kinds of weather are common temperature.

a)

weather

b)

precipitation

c)

seasons

d)

climate

16.

Something we observe to be similar over and over again.

a)

evidence

b)

pattern

c)

argument

d)

graph

17.

A proposed answer to a question.

a)

graph

b)

claim

c)

argument

d)

range

18.

A tool used to measure wind speed is a ___.

a)

rain guage

b)

thermometer

c)

barometer

d)

anemometer

19.

A tool used to measure temperature is a ___.

a)

rain guage

b)

thermometer

c)

barometer

d)

anemometer

20.

A tool used to measure wind direction is a ___.

a)

weather vane

b)

thermometer

c)

barometer

d)

anemometer

21.

A tool used to measure air pressure is a ___.

a)

weather vane

b)

thermometer

c)

barometer

d)

rain gauge

22.

The places near the ___ have a very high temperature.

a)

poles

b)

oceans

c)

equator

d)

land

23.

Select 3 things that affect climate

a)

elevation

b)

wind

c)

distance to equator

d)

distance from ocean

e)

all of them