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Study guide for Influence of Weather and Climate #STEMscopes #6th
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Weather and climate differ in that
Weather includes precipitation while climate does not.
Weather is day to day while climate is long-term averages in weather
Weather is easier to predict than climate
Climate is always getting warmer but weather can be warmer or colder.
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How does altitude affect air pressure and density?
Air pressure and density increases as altitude increases
Air pressure and density decreases when altitude increases
It does
It doesn't
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What is atmospheric circulation?
Small scale movement of air
Climate experienced in certain areas
Large scale circulation (movement) of the atmosphere
Ths start, middle & end of a weather event
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What is climate?
The type of weather that occurs during a particular season.
An area's pattern of weather over a long period of time.
What's going on with the atmosphere at any particular time.
How much sunshine an area gets.
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How do oceans affect climate?
Icebergs break away and cause snow
It evaporates and falls as precipitation
Heat is moved around the Earth by ocean currents
Salt water makes the air warmer
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The sun's rays hitting the Earth at different angles causes uneven heating.
True
False
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What is weather?
Condition of the land around you
Condition of the air around you
Condition of the water around you
Condition of outer space around Earth
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What is the atmosphere?
The layer that contains the ozone layer.
The layer of water in the oceans.
The layer in which weather occurs.
The mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth.
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How does latitude affect climate?
The higher the latitude, the more precipitation.
The higher the latitude, the lower the temperature.
The higher the latitude the less precipitation.
The higher the latitude, the warmer the temperature.
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What is the definition of altitude?
distance from Earth's surface
cold dense air
distance around the Earth
distance above sea level
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Is cold air more dense or less dense than warm air?
Not enough information
Less Dense
Density does not change
More Dense
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What creates or causes wind?
waves of the ocean
a storm
uneven heating of the atmosphere
a tornado
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What does warm air do?
cools
blows
rises
falls
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How does latitude affect climate?
The closer you are to the equator, the hotter your climate
The closer you are to the Equator, the colder your climate
The closer you are to the poles, the warmer your climate
Latitude has no affect on climate
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Warmer air will have ________ density than cooler air.
The same
Higher
Lower
Bluer
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Why is the equator warmer than the poles?
Because the warmer continents are there
Rainforests make it warmer
The sun's rays hit it more directly
There are fewer air conditioners there
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What is the main driver of atmospheric circulation?
climate change
altitude
Unequal heating of the Earths surface
ocean currents
