Weather and Climate

the climate of a region can be determined by observing, recording, and analyzing the weather for at least

• one hour
• one day
• one week
• one season

Winters in Maine can reach temperatures below zero.

• Climate
• Weather

Changes from minute-to-minute, hour-to-hour, day-to-day

• Climate
• Weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Meteorologists forecast this.

• Climate
• Weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is climate?

•  What's going on with the atmosphere at any particular time
• The type of weather that occurs during a particular season
• An area's pattern of weather over a long period of time
• How much sunshine an area gets 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Rain that occurs on a certain day of the week is describing

• seasons.
• climate.
• weather.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Describes the condition of the air outdoors, such as temperature, cloud cover, wind speed, and rainfall.

• weather
• climate
• precipitation
• humidity

The line graph represents?

• Temperature
• Precipitation
• Wind Direction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Biomes are characterized primarily by...?

• Their latitude
• Their Longitude
• Their temp and precip
• Their plant and animal life

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What data is typically found on a climatograph?

• The chance of rain this week
• Tomorrow's temp
• Mean monthly temp
• Relative weekly humidity