Table (Start at 100)
Weather Vs Climate
Multiple choice
100
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Which data table shows weather and which table shows climate.
What is Table 1 shows weather table 2 shows climate
100
How are weather and climate different?
Something along the lines of....Weather is the condition of the atmosphere over a short time in a specific area. Climate describes the typical weather conditions over a long period of time and in a larger area.
100
We can predict the weather in an area in the future. To do this, we need to know what the weather is like in the area right now. To make the prediction, it would also be most helpful to know what else?
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The weather patterns in this area in the past
How many people live in this area
The size of the biggest city in this area
If the area has many weather instruments
What is the weather patterns in the area in the past
200
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The temperature for Wednesday
What is high of 95 and low of 76 (degrees F.)
200
Climate is the weather of an area over a _____ period of time (bonus points for years)
What is long/30 years
200
What helps us figure out the climate of an area?
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Information about the rivers in the area
Information about local plants and animals
Information about the weather for many years
Information about the tallest mountain
What is information about the weather for many years
300
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The annual rain fall in Atlanta Georgia is ______ and the days per year with rain is ______
What is 147 inches and 117 days
300
Imagine you are a weather reporter, reporting on a specific weather event somewhere in the world. Where would you choose to work and why? Which weather event would be the most fun for you to report?
No wrong answer as long as they answer all parts of the question. Where, why, and what weather would be fun.
300
The table shows how much snow falls in Central Park each year.
Which two months have more than 150 millimeters of snow?
OPTIONS
September and October
November and December
January and February
March and April
What is January and February
400
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Table 1 shows _______ because ______
Table 1 shows weather because it is a short snip-it of time of current weather conditions
400
What would you need to do in order to determine the climate of a new place?
Something along the lines of....We would need to record weather conditions over many years to look for patterns. With enough data, we could say whether the climate was warm, cold, wet, dry, etc.
400
The map shows climates in Africa.
A rainforest is a place with a warm climate that gets lots of rain. Where are the rainforests in Africa?
OPTIONS
In the middle on the west side
At the very end of the tip in the south
Almost everywhere on the east side
In the widest part to the north
What is in the middle on the West Side
500
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Table 2 shows _______ because ______
Table 2 shows climates because it shows averages of temperature and weather conditions for a long period of time.
500
The climate of an area can changes with the
What is Seasons/time of year
500
The graph shows the rainfall in Florida.
Which season gets the most rain?
OPTIONS
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
What is Summer