Understanding Weather and Climate Concepts
Authored by Kelly Kirvin
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11th Grade
DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the primary difference between weather and climate?
Weather refers to long-term atmospheric conditions, while climate refers to short-term changes.
Weather refers to short-term atmospheric conditions, while climate refers to long-term patterns.
Weather and climate are interchangeable terms.
Weather is only about temperature, while climate includes precipitation.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following best describes a cold front?
A boundary where warm air replaces cold air.
A boundary where cold air replaces warm air.
A stationary boundary between two air masses.
A boundary where two air masses of the same temperature meet.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the primary cause of trade winds?
The rotation of the Earth.
The gravitational pull of the moon.
The difference in temperature between the equator and the poles.
The Coriolis effect.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following best describes the jet stream?
A slow-moving ocean current.
A fast-flowing river of air in the upper atmosphere.
A type of hurricane.
A stationary front.
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is El Niño?
A cooling of the ocean surface in the central and eastern tropical Pacific.
A warming of the ocean surface in the central and eastern tropical Pacific.
A type of hurricane.
A type of air mass.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How does La Niña affect global weather patterns?
It causes warming in the central and eastern tropical Pacific.
It leads to cooler ocean temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific.
It has no effect on global weather patterns.
It only affects weather in the Southern Hemisphere.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is a characteristic of a maritime tropical air mass?
Cold and dry.
Warm and humid.
Cold and humid.
Warm and dry.
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