Weather and Climate

Which region of Earth has the most evaporation and precipitation?

• All coastal areas

• Up in the mountains

• Near the equator

• At the poles

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How much of Earth is facing the Sun at any moment in time?

• Most

• One- quarter

• Some

• Half

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The yearly average precipitation of four states from 1971 to 2000 is listed in the table. Based on given information, the weather of which state can be considered the most dry?

A place that receives very little rainfall during a year is said to have

______ weather.

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A student makes a list of the weather conditions in region X.

It is not humid.

It receives very little rainfall.

Summers are very hot.

What can region X be?

• Desert

• Swamp

• Coasts

• Mountain

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What is NOT true about the weather in a swamp?

• is not cold.

• It gets a lot of rainfall.

• It has low humidity levels all year round.

• It has cold summers and hot winters.

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Weather is a measure of the _______

conditions of air, including the temperature, cloud cover, windspeed, and precipitation.

• monthly

• climate

• currency

• current

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What is a correct comparison between the weather of a swamp and the weather of a desert?

• Swamps are cold, while deserts are hot

• Swamps receive less rainfall than deserts.

• Deserts have lower temperatures than swamps.

• Swamps are humid, while deserts are dry.

A student compares the weather of a desert to the weather of a mountain region, as shown. What is the mistake in the table?

• Deserts are more humid than mountains.

• Deserts receive more rainfall than mountains.

• Mountains have low temperatures.

• Mountains are humid throughout the year.

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What new fact did you learn about Weather and Climate?

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