Weather vs Climate

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Tracking rainfall over a long period provides the most information about which characteristic of an area? (Options: Climate, Temperature of one day, Weather, Type of soil)

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Climate

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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. The rainfall during one year was greater than the rainfall during the next year.

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Annual high temperatures in the summer have increased over many decades.

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Which statement below describes climate? It’s hot outside., It's normally warm outside., It’s raining outside., It’s cold and snowing outside.

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It's normally warm outside.

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Winds are currently blowing from the North in Blanding, UT. Is this an example of weather or climate?

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weather

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What term describes the long-term weather patterns in a region, as mentioned in Sandra's observation about Florida? Options: weather, climate

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climate

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Scientist are studying water levels of a lake for 30 years. What are they studying?

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Climate, because they are measuring over a long period of time

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Meteorologists forecast this: Climate or Weather?

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Weather

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These multiple sources (rain fall, lake levels and satellite data) are averaged to measure changes in:

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Climate

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Blizzards, Heatwaves, High winds are all examples of __________________ events.

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Weather

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Bluff receiving 2 inches of rain in a day is a ____ event.

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Weather