Weather and Climate

What helps us figure out the climate of an area?

• Information about the weather for many years

• Information about the tallest mountain

• Information about the rivers in the area 

• Information about local plants and animals

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Average weather conditions for a region year after year.

• a. Climate

• b. Weather

• c. Pattern

• d. Prediction

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What is the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather describes conditions of the air outside a a time and place. Climate is the pattern of weather in an area of a long period of time.

• Weather is the general pattern of weather over a long period of time. Climate describes the condition of the air at a certain time or place.

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The current outdoor conditions.

• a. Pattern

• b. Range

• c. Climate

• d. Weather

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Are climate and weather the same thing?

• Yes - they both have to do with precipitation and temperature.

• No - climate is weather over a long period of time, and weather is the temperature and precipitation at just one time

• No - weather is the temperature and precipitation over a long period of time, and climate is the temperature and precipitation at just one time

• Yes- they mean the same thing

We got three inches of rain yesterday.

• Weather

• Climate

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Phoenix,Arizona has extremely hot summers.

• Weather

• Climate

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It is overcast and dark today in Boston.

• Weather

• Climate

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In the water cycle, how does water move from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere?

• water runs downhill and into the ocean

• The sun heats water vapor and it condenses

• Water falls as precipitation from clouds

• The sun heats ocean water and it evaporates

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How will the Sun’s energy affect the water cycle?

• The ocean water will increase due to the runoff of the rivers.

• The rivers and lakes will increase because of more precipitation.

• Heat from the Sun will cause liquid water to condense and form water vapor.

• Heat from the Sun will cause liquid water to evaporate and form water vapor.

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