Weather and Climate Exam

The area in which you live has a particular climate. It also has weather. What is the difference between climate and weather?

• Climate is determined by temperature and precipitation, whereas weather is determined only by humidity, air pressure, and wind conditions.

• Weather is determined by temperature and precipitation, whereas climate is determined only by humidity, air pressure, and wind conditions.

• Climate is the condition of Earth’s atmosphere at a particular time and place, whereas weather is the characteristic climate in an area over a long period of time.

• Weather is the condition of Earth’s atmosphere at a particular time and place, whereas climate is the characteristic weather in an area over a long period of time.

Which is NOT a factor that affects climate?

• Altitude

• Latitude

• Lakes & Oceans

• Animal Migration

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Eliana measures outdoor temperatures in an area each day for a week at exactly 2:00 p.m. The temperatures she records are all between 25 °C and 30 °C. Eliana concludes that the climate of the area is tropical. What is the most important reason why her conclusion might not be correct?

• She took the temperature readings at the same time each day.

• She made her conclusion based only on temperature and not also on precipitation.

• She did not calculate the average of her data

• She made her conclusion based on only one week of data instead of over a long period of time.

In Florida, the temperature at the beach in the summer can be 5 degrees cooler than inland. Also in the winter the beach can be 5 degrees warmer than inland. What causes this?

• The water heats up and cools down slower than the land

• The land distributes the thermal energy equally

• The ocean reflects energy into the atmosphere

• The ocean and land create convection currents

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Match the words with the definition

• weather

• layers of gasses that wrap around Earth

• atmosphere

• state of the atmosphere on a certain time and place

• predict

• tell something for the future

• climate

• environmental conditions of a certain place over the years

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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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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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The climate of an area can be different from its weather. Which of the following statements describes the climate of an area?

• There should be heavy rains tomorrow morning.

• The rains next week are expected to cause some flooding.

• The average temperature from 1930–1996 was 23°C (74°F)

• The high temperature on September 4, 2009, was 32°C (89°F

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