Climate and Weather

A force applied by the weight of air

• cold front

• barometer

• air pressure

• humidity

The amount of water vapor in the air.

• warm front

• humidity

• precipitation

• air pressure

Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from the clouds in the sky.

• humidity

• liquid

• precipitation

• weather

Average weather conditions of a region year after year

• weather

• cold fron

• season

• climate

Which of these can be used to describe the condition of the atmosphere

• temperature

• wind speed

• cloud cover

• all of these

At the beach on a hot day, you notice dark clouds moving in from over the ocean. What most likely caused this to happen?

• precipitation & evaporation

• water is wet

• transpiration & evaporation

• evaporation & condensation

Differences in air pressure cause wind

• true

• false

Weather travels across the U.S. in what direction?

• north to south

• west to east

• south to north

• east to west

What cause winds to form on Earth?

• solar energy

• elevation differences

• ocean currents

• uneven heating of the Earth by the sun

A student states the weather is the same as the climate. Which response BEST tells the student the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is about the wind and the rain, but climate is about the clouds.

• Weather is measured with tools like thermometers, but climate is measured with tools like forecasts.

• Weather is the conditions in one day, but climate is the conditions over a long time.

• Weather is recorded on charts, but climate is recorded on world maps.