What is the primary difference between climate and weather?

Climate and Weather Concepts Assessment

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Climate refers to short-term atmospheric conditions, while weather is long-term.
Climate is the average weather over a long period, while weather is short-term conditions.
Weather is the study of climate patterns.
Climate and weather are the same and interchangeable terms.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which global air circulation cycle is responsible for the wet Amazon and dry Sahara?
Walker cell
Ferrel cell
Polar cell
Hadley cell
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to air as it rises above the equator?
It cools and loses its ability to hold moisture.
It warms and gains moisture.
It remains at the same temperature.
It descends immediately.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do regions near the equator receive more sunlight?
Because they are closer to the sun.
Because they are at a higher altitude.
Because they have less cloud cover.
Because the sun is often directly overhead, striking at a 90-degree angle.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the effect of Earth's spherical shape on temperature distribution?
It causes uniform temperature distribution across the globe.
It results in more sunlight at the poles.
It leads to decreasing average temperature with increasing latitude.
It has no effect on temperature distribution.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What causes the Earth to experience different seasons?
The tilt of Earth's axis.
The rotation of Earth on its axis.
The distance of Earth from the sun.
The speed of Earth's orbit around the sun.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
During which months does the equator receive the most solar radiation?
April and October
January and July
March and September
June and December
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