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Weather Vs. Climate Test
Weather Vs. Climate Test
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Dry climates in the center of continents can be due to the greater distance from oceans
False
True
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The atmosphere contains the required gases necessary for life on Earth.
True
False
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How is climate and weather related?
Weather is long term climate patterns
Climate is long term weather patterns
Climate conditions rely on heat from the deserts
Weather stays the same every day
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What is the difference in sunny weather and sunny climate?
Sunny weather describes long term patterns
Sunny climate describes short term patterns
Sunny weather is short term thunderstorms
Sunny climate describes long term patterns
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The highest recorded temperature of all time was 136°F in Libya.
Climate
Weather
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Climate is.....
The conditions of the atmosphere
The average weather of a given place
Average weather of a given place over a long period of time
Weather of a given place
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Mountains cause frequent rainfall on the windard side
True
False
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What is true about the weather 15 years ago?
It was rainy and cloudy all over the world
It was always hot
It stayed the same everyday
It was changing day to day
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Which layer of the atmosphere does weather take place?
Mesosphere
Troposphere
Exosphere
Stratosphere
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Which statement refers to climate?
The mountains were shaded by clouds on Tuesday
The average coolest months are February and March
Today's high was 79 degrees
Tomorrow morning will be cold
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Which of the following best describes weather?
Short term and local
Short term and regional
Long term and local
Long term and regional
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Which of the following factors can affect the climate in a region?
Distance from the equator (latitude)
Distace from the ocean
Being high above sea level (altitude)
All of the above
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Which is a description of weather?
Mediterranean zones experience low levels of snowfall
The high for today is 95 degrees
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Which factors affect weather?
Temperature, humidity, air pressure, wind
Distance to the sun (in miles)
The size of the landmass
Longitude, the earth's mantle
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Which part of a mountain will receive the most amount of rainfall?
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3
4
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Weather is BEST described as......
Conditions of the atmosphere over a long period of time
Conditions of the atmosphere at a given time and place
Conditions of the atmosphere day to day
Conditions of the atmosphere in a given place
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Last weekend was very sunny, so we played basketball.
Weather
Climate
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Does weather or climate include rain, cloud cover, winds, hail, snow, sleet,thunderstorms, etc.
Weather
Climate
19
1992 has on of the coldest days on record for Christmas Eve.
Climate
Weather
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What has the greatest effect on weather and climate conditions on Earth?
Heat from the desert
The sun
Glaciers
Clouds in the atmosphere
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The Sahara Desert is hot and dry.
Climate
Weather
22
What factor can influence climate in Texas but not Oklahoma?
Changes in elevation
Plant life
Proximity to the Gulf of Mexico
Fresh water availability
23
Which of the following would be considered a climate statement?
The average rainfall is 13'' in Houston, TX during the spring season
Today's temperature is 95 degrees Fahrenheit
If it is sunny, I will go swimming tomorrow
It will rain on Friday
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Which of these events is an example of a change in climate?
Afternoon showers result in less sunlight on Tuesday
A series of tropical storms make landfall in 3 different states
Average annual rainfall decreases
Low overnight temperatures result in morning frost
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Florida is on average hotter than Alaska.
Climate
Weather
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What influences warmer temperatures in different areas?
Air pressure
Direct sunlight
Altitude
Indirect sunlight
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Weather is the long term changes in the atmosphere.
True
False
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It might snow in Florida tomorrow.
Weather
Climate
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Which of the following statements is true about climate?
It changes when the air pressure drops.
It never changes.
It changes day to day.
It changes little by little over time.
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Climate is created from weather patterns
True
False
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The long-term average atmospheric condition that occur in a particular region.
Weather
Air Pressure
Temperature
Climate
