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Quiz – Weather and Climate

Use these words to answer questions below. You may use them as many times as you need.

weather thunder storms climate barometer humidity

ice ages temperature barometric pressure desert air

pressure precipitation rain sleet weather vane

tornado grassland temperate taiga latitude

elevation tropical bodies of water snow climate

polar flash flood wind thermometer blizzards

ice ages chocolate

1. What is the difference between weather and climate? (5 points)

2. List 4 types of earth events and write a sentence to describe each one. (20 points)

3. List 4 weather events that can occur on the prairie. (20 points)

4. What factors (list 3) affect climate? (15 points)

5. List 4 types of precipitation and tell which state of matter they are in (SLG). (20 points)

6. List 3 instruments that are used to measure weather events. (15 points)

7. How does weather effect the surface of the earth? (5 points)

 Weather and Climate
Earth and Space

1 Climate and weather are different concepts, though they are

related. How are the concepts of weather and climate different?

A Weather refers to conditions nearer to the ground

than climate.

B Climate is related to the amount of sunlight; weather

is not.

C Weather conditions include precipitation, but

climate does not.

D Climate covers larger areas and longer times

than weather.

2 The kinds of data that reflect climate are different from the conditions
described in weather data. Which of the following is a description of
climate?

A Today it is hot and sunny in Phoenix, Arizona.

B Summers are usually mild in Lansing, Michigan.

C Last week it rained every day in San Antonio, Texas.

D Yesterday was cold and windy in Anchorage, Alaska.

 Weather and Climate
Earth and Space

3 These weather maps show conditions in Texas on two days.

Which city on the map had rain on Friday which had cleared by
Sunday?

A Houston

B El Paso

C Amarillo

D Dallas
 Weather and Climate
Earth and Space

4 The table shows Daily high temperatures for a certain city over a
five day period.

High Temperature (°
Day
C)
1 29
2 24

3 20
4 17
5 15

If the temperature pattern continues into the weekend, what high

temperature would be predicted for Saturday?

A 8°C

B 10°C

C 12°C

D 14°C
 Weather and Climate
Earth and Space

5 Weather data is different than climate data. Which of the following is

an example of weather data?

A The average high temperature in May is 21°C in the Midwest of

the United States.

B Central Australia usually receives less than 110mm of rainfall

all year.

C The relative humidity was 24% at noon on July 23 in Tempe,

Arizona.

D On average, there is 88mm of rain in the Gulf Coast region in

July.
 Post Assessment

1 The kinds of data that reflect climate are different from the
conditions described in weather data. Which of the following is a
description of climate?

A Today it is hot and sunny in Phoenix, Arizona.

B Summers are usually mild in Lansing, Michigan.

C Last week it rained every day in San Antonio, Texas.

D Yesterday was cold and windy in Anchorage, Alaska.

3 Weather and climate data are different. Which of the following is a
description of weather data?

A The Sahara desert gets very little rainfall.

B The average daytime high in the Amazon is 25°C.

C Temperatures in the Arctic are usually below freezing.

D th
It rained two inches in Miami, Florida on May 5 .

4 Climate data is not the same as weather data. Which of the

following is a description of climate data?

A New York had a record rainfall on Wednesday.

B Lima, Peru had a low temperature last night of 17°C.

C Winds are currently from the south in Ann Arbor,

Michigan.

D The coast of Antarctica has very short summers.