Reading Climate Graphs

What two pieces of data can you get from a climate graph?

• humidity and precipitation

• cloud cover and precipitation

• temperature and precipitation

Use the climate graph to match the descriptions on top to the correct facts below.

• months with highest precipitation

• blue bar graph

• rainfall/precipitation

• April & May

• months with the highest temperature

• red line graph

• temperature

• July & August

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which climate graph shows MORE precipitation in May?

• Graph A

• Graph B

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which climate graph shows HIGHER temperatures for the year?

• Graph A

• Graph B

Which side of the graph will you read to determine the temperature?

• right side

• left side

• bottom

• top

Calculate the range for the Y axis of the graph (round to the nearest line):

Mathematical Equivalence

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The line graph represents?

• Temperature

• Precipitation

• Wind Direction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Climate graphs are used to display ​ (a)   & ​ (b)  

• temperature

• precipitation

• prediction

• temperate

Which month has the lowest average temperature?

• December

• November

• January

• February 

What information is provided in a climograph?

• temperature and weather

• temperature and climate

• temperature and precipitation

• temperature and trees