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Unit 11: Climate vs. Weather
Unit 11: Climate vs. Weather
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short-term changes
Climate
Weather
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what you expect
Weather
Climate
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Climate changes faster than weather
True
False
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Latitude and angle of the Sun create biomes
Weather
Climate
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Termperatures near the ocean are usually __________
cooler
warmer
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This makes 365 days (one year)
Revolution
Rotation
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What is Leeward?
The side of a mountain range that faces the oncoming wind.
The average, year-after-year conditions in an area.
Side of a mountain range that faces away from oncoming wind
The areas between the tropical and the polar zones.
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The word "average" is associated with
climate
weather
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The Gulf of Mexico has _____ water
cold
warm
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Precipitation: rain, snow, sleet, hail
Climate
Weather
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Weather changes faster than climate.
False
True
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What is the elevation?
Rocks at the bottom of rivers.
The height of a person.
The height of land above sea level.
A rock-filled rapid.
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helps you decide what to wear each day
Climate
Weather
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Temperature
Weather
Climate
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This creates the Coriolis Effect
Revolution
Rotation
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the way the atmosphere is behaving at a specific time in a specific place
Weather
Climate
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the long-term pattern of weather
Weather
Climate
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The leeward side of a mountain...
Doesn't receive precipitation
Is leeward
Gets rain
Gets hail
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Thunder and Lightning
Weather
Climate
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average temperature
Weather
Climate
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Specific place. Example: Tupelo, MS
Weather
Climate
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The higher the elevation the warmer the climate.
False
True
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Land heats and cools _____ than water
slower
faster
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cloudy
Climate
Weather
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Regional or a large area
Weather
Climate
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average precipitation
Weather
Climate
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looks at 30+ years of data
Climate
Weather
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Which side is leeward?
Right Side
Left side
Middle
None
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As you go up in elevation, the density of the air _______
Is nonexistent
Decreases
Increases
Expands
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Latitude and elevation affect...
Climate / Temperature is colder
The world spins faster
North America is very big
Everything
