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Weather and Climate Vocabulary and More by Mama C
Weather and Climate Vocabulary and More by Mama C
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#Weather #Typical #Humidity #Climate #Data #Temperature #earth science #6th grade
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1
In the Northern hemisphere, the wind blows in a ____ direction.
Clockwise
Counter-Clockwise
2
Weather or Climate
: You better take your umbrella to school today, it is going to rain.
Climate
Weather
3
Average weather condition
of a region year after year or season after season.
Climate
Weather
4
In the southern hemisphere wind rotates
clockwise
counter-clockwise
5
Weather or Climate
: Today will be partly cloudy with a chance of rain.
Climate
Weather
6
To determine climate over time look at ______ and ______.
evaporation and temperature
precipitation and temperature
evaporation and condensation
condensation and precipitation
7
As Earth rotates, the
Coriolis effect
turns winds in the
Southern Hemisphere
toward the ___.
Left
Right
Bottom
Top
8
Convection currents occur in _____.
gases only
liquid and gases
solids only
liquids only
9
Vocabulary term that means
usual; average
.
Certain
Data
Typical
Almost
10
Weather or Climate
: Picking out clothes for a season.
Weather
Climate
11
The image shown illustrates the effects of ____.
Continental Drift
Water Cycle
Coriolis Effect
Plate tectonics
12
Does the diagram show climate of a region or weather?
Climate
Weather
13
Weather or Climate
: Sahara Desert tends to be hot and dry all year.
Weather
Climate
14
True or False: The Earth rotates constantly causing global winds to curve.
False
True
15
Vocabulary term that refers to
how hot or cold
something is.
Humidity
Temperature
Thermometer
Atmosphere
16
The sun heating the sand on a beach is an example of which heat transfer?
Radiation
Convection
Conduction
17
The following picture is an illustration of which type of weather occurrence?
Tornado
Monsoon
Tsunami
Hurricane
18
Vocabulary term that refers to
the amount of water vapor in the air
.
Climate
Evaporation
Weather
Humidity
19
Cold air contains
low pressure, high density
high pressure, high density
high pressure, low density
low pressure, low density
20
Does the forecast show weather or climate?
Climate
Weather
21
Weather or Climate
: Picking out clothes for the day.
Weather
Climate
22
Does a land breeze occur during the day or night?
day
night
23
At the Equator (0 degrees Latitude), the wind blows
Almost all the time
Almost never
Same as at the poles
Extremely hard
24
Where is the safest place to be of the following choices if you are caught in a thunderstorm?
Out in the middle of a field
Under a tree
In the water
In your car
25
Warm air contains
low pressure, high density
high pressure, high density
high pressure, low density
low pressure, low density
26
Vocabulary term that means
pieces of informatio
n.
Typical
Certain
Data
Almost
27
Which breeze, land or sea, is the diagram illustrating?
Sea Breeze
Land Breeze
28
Sitting on a hot seat and burning your legs is an example of which type of heat transfer?
Radiation
Conduction
Convection
29
Does a sea breeze happen during the day or night?
day
night
30
This describes
the condition of the air outdoors such as temperature, cloud cover & wind speed
Climate
Weather
