Weather and Climate

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

Winters in Maine can reach temperatures below zero.

• Climate

• Weather

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Which statement about Hawaii refers to its climate?

• A blizzard occurs on one of Hawaii's tallest mountain peaks

• A high temperature of 37.8 degrees Celsius was recorded earlier today in Hawaii

• The mountains were shaded by cumulus clouds on a Tuesday afternoon

• The coolest months are February and March

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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 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.

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A tornado warning was issued for Kansas City this morning.

• Climate

• Weather

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"It usually snows in January."

• Weather

• Climate

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What is climate?

• What's going on with the atmosphere at any particular time

• How much sunshine an area gets

• An area's pattern of weather over a long period of time

• The type of weather that occurs during a particular season

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"It has not rained this month."

• Weather

• Climate

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What is weather?

• 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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