Weather vs. Climate
Phase Diagrams
Climographs
Heat Capacity
100
Is this weather or climate? "Winter here tends to be cold and wet."
Climate
100
Which box is most likely a gas?
Box A.
100
What two things to climographs show?
Precipitation (rainfall) and temperature
100
If sand heats up faster than water, which one has a higher heat capacity?
Water
200
Is this weather or climate? "There is a tornado sweeping through the city"
Weather
200
Which box is most likely a solid?
Box B
200
On a climograph, is temperature represented by a bar graph or a line graph?
Line.
200
If something heats up faster, it tends to cool down ______.
faster.
300
Is this weather or climate? "Every summer we get 30 inches of rain."
Climate
300
On a climograph, is rainfall represented by a bar graph or a line graph?
Bar graph
300
If you live by the water, temperatures tend to be (extreme or mild) - select one.
mild
400
Is this weather or climate? "Today I need to wear a warm jacket and boots."
Weather
400
According to the climograph, which month is the warmest?
July
400
Why does living by the water make temperatures more mild?
Water absorbs more of the heat because it has a high heat capacity.
500
How are weather and climate different?
Weather is the condition of the atmosphere over a short period of time. Climate is the average condition of the atmosphere over a long period of time.
500
According to the climograph, how much rain fell in October?
About 2 inches
500
How does living far from water affect the temperature of your surroundings?
If you live with land all around you then it is hotter because land doesn't have as high of a heat capacity as water.