Weather and Climate

Climate is

• the average weather conditions over a long period of time

• the local, short term state of the atmosphere

• Crystallization

• Clouds that are formed from water in the air

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Use the diagram to answer the following question: On the side of the mountain facing the wind, air rises, ______________, and drops its moisture as precipitation.

• heats

• freezes

• cools

• dries

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Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences climate?

• Wind Patterns

• Ocean Currents

• Flowers

• Landforms

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The climate zone that is at both the top and the bottom of the globe

• Temperate

• Tropical

• Mild

• Polar

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Match the words with the definition

• atmosphere

• environmental conditions of a certain place over the years

• weather

• tell something for the future

• predict

• state of the atmosphere on a certain time and place

• climate

• layers of gasses that wrap around Earth

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The ​ (a)   side of the mountain receives the rain and wind. The ​ (b)   side of the mountain is dry and arid.

• windward

• leeward

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(a)   is the long term conditions in an area, while ​ (b)   describes day to day conditions.

• Climate

• weather

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are boundaries that separate air masses of different densities. They generally do not mix.

• Weather fronts

• air masses

• cyclones

• anticyclones

• millibars

• isobars

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Which of the following is the climate zone directly on, above, and below the equator

• Temperate

• Tropical

• Polar

• Moderate

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Which of the following is the climate zone between the equator and the poles? (This is where California is located)

• Temperate

• Polar

• Tropical

• Hot

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