Weather and Climate

Does this passage describe the weather or the climate?

It has been cloudy in Warsaw, Poland, all week. There must be a low pressure system there.

• weather

• climate

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Does this passage describe the weather or the climate?

Wesley lives on a mountain where the winds are strong most evenings.

• weather

• climate

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Does this passage describe the weather or the climate?

Fog is a cloud that is low to the ground. Fog is common in San Francisco, California, especially in the summer months.

• weather

• climate

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Does this passage describe the weather or the climate?

Guam is an island in the Pacific Ocean. During a typhoon on October 12, 1979, the barometric pressure on Guam reached an all-time low.

• climate

• weather

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The barometric pressure increases when colder air sinks toward the Earth and decreases when warmer air rises away from Earth. Which statement BEST explains the cause of rain?

• The rising air cools down, forming water droplets

• The rising air makes space below it for rain clouds

• The rising air warms up, creating rain clouds

• The rising air displaces the water droplets above it

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The forecaster predicting the weather for an area would find which of the following MOST helpful?

• Average yearly precipitation

• Today’s barometric pressure

• Temperature changes in one month

• How often natural disasters occur

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The amount of moisture in the air is called:

• Barometric pressure

• Wind

• Temperature

• Humidity

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If the barometric pressure is low and the temperature is 25*C (77*F), what kind of weather is MOST likely happening?

• Sunny

• Rainy

• Icy

• Snowy

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When Andy talked to his cousin, who lives in Ohio, he said it was raining. It was snowing at Andy’s house in Pennsylvania. What is the MAIN difference in the weather in the two locations?

• Air pressure

• Temperature

• Humidity

• Wind speed

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Two students living in different locations decide to use rain gauges to compare the amounts of precipitation in their locations over the course of a week. One student lives in Canada, and the other student lives in Florida. In which months would a rain gauge likely NOT provide accurate precipitation data for a comparison between the two locations?

• March, April, May

• December, January, February

• September, October, November

• June, July, August