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Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 22mins
Some scientists measured and recorded local rainfall amounts and water levels at several local lakes over the summer. They compared their measurements with data from the past 30 years. What characteristic of the area are the scientists studying?
Climate, because they are making more than one type of measurement
Climate, because they are comparing rainfall amounts over a long period of time
Weather, because they are tracking changes only to their local environment
Weather, because they expect rainfall amounts and water levels to continue to decrease
Each school year for 30 years, the amount of rain that fell at a school was measured and recorded. Tracking rainfall over a long period provides the most information about which characteristic of an area?
Climate
Temperature of one day
Weather
Type of soil
Which of these best describes climate rather than weather?
Wind speed is changing as a storm moves through an area.
The temperature is decreasing in a slow-moving cold front.
Annual high temperatures in the summer have increased over many decades.
The rainfall during one year was greater than the rainfall during the following year.
Which of the following is a description of climate?
Today it is hot and sunny in Phoenix, Arizona.
Summers are usually mild in Lansing, Michigan.
Last week it rained every day in San Antonio, Texas.
Yesterday was cold and windy in Anchorage, Alaska.
Which of the following is an example of weather data?
The average high temperature in May is 21°C in the Midwest of the United States.
Central Australia usually receives less than 110 mm of rainfall all year.
The relative humidity was 24% at noon on July 23 in Tempe, Arizona.
On average, there is 88 mm of rain in the Gulf Coast region in July.
The boundary between two air masses is known as:
front
storm
climate
flood
Based on the weather map, what can you predict the weather in Florida?
It is storming today and tomorrow.
It is most likely going to rain there tomorrow.
The air temperature will be getting warmer and dry.
You cannot predict the weather from a weather map.
What does this image represent?
Cold front
High pressure
Warm front
Wind
The amount of water vapor present in the air is called ________________.
weather
humidity
air mass
water cycle
