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WorksheetsFF Weather and Climate 5.8A (S) Set B
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 30mins
Which of these descriptions applies more to climate than weather?
Air pressure is changing as a storm moves toward an area.
The temperature is increasing after the sun comes up.
Annual rainfall has decreased over many decades.
The number of inches of snow this year was greater than last year.
A student examines a table of average high and low temperatures for September in several locations in Texas.
A forecast of a low of 16º C on a September day would be LEAST unusual for which location?
College Station
Dallas
McKinney
Waco
The chart shows the weather forecast for the upcoming week for a city in
south Texas.
Based on the information shown on the chart, which of the following days will most likely experience the greatest amount of precipitation during the upcoming week?
Wednesday and Thursday
Thursday and Friday
Monday and Tuesday
Tuesday and Wednesday
On January 1, for 40 years, a school recorded the number of inches of snowfall in the schoolyard. Collecting this information over such a long period provides the most information about which characteristic of the school’s
area?
Ability of soil to retain water
The area’s climate
Causes of snowfall
Current weather
Which of the following is an example of the weather in an ecosystem but NOT the climate of the ecosystem?
The average annual rainfall in a forest is 8.6 cm.
It rained 7 inches one day last week in a desert.
The average temperature of a rainforest during summer is 96°F.
All of the above.
A student studying a particular area states the conclusion shown in the box below.
Which best describes the kind of statement the student has made?
It is a statement about the area’s weather.
It is a statement about the area’s climate.
It is a statement about the area’s ecosystem.
It is a statement about the area’s geology.
A student examines today’s forecast for the city where she lives.
Which of the following statements best describes this forecast?
It makes a prediction of future changes to the climate.
It makes a prediction of the weather for the entire week.
It provides a description of weather conditions that are possible throughout the day.
It provides a description of the weather for every Monday throughout the year.
Which of the following could a student do to learn more about the climate of a certain region?
Observe the weather conditions in the region over a long period of time.
Study graphs that show the average temperatures for each month in the region.
Read weather forecasts for the region for the same date over the last 10 years.
All of the above
This photograph was taken in the Rocky Mountains in January.
Which statement best describes the conditions shown in this photograph?
It shows the current weather, which is uncommon in this area in winter.
It shows that the weather in this area never changes.
It shows the current weather, which is typical for its climate.
None of the above.
A student reviews a study of her home area. The study makes several statements about the area.
Which of these statements describe the area’s climate?
1 and 2
1 and 3
3 and 5
5 and 6
