Weather and Climate

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The weather is...

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The state of the atmosphere at a particular time.

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The climate is...

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The typical state of the atmosphere over a long period of time.

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Several months during the year that have similar temperatures

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Season

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An instrument used to measure the amount of rainfall

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rain guage

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An instrument used to measure how hot or cold something is

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thermometer

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An instrument that measures air pressure

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barometer

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Average weather conditions of a region year after year

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climate

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Which of these can be used to describe the condition of the atmosphere? Options: temperature, cloud cover, wind speed, All of these

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All of these

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What must happen to water vapor before it can rain?

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Water vapor must condense

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What affects weather and climate because it heats the Earth unevenly?

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sunlight