Worksheets Name

Weather and Climate Class

Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3600secs Date

1. If a person is describing the daily changes in temperature and precipitation, they are referring to an area's
________.

a) geology b) weather

c) climate d) geography

2.

People often discuss weather and climate by saying phrases like the ones listed above. Which of the charts
have the phrases listed in the appropriate columns?

a) b)

c) d)

3. Students at an elementary school set up a weather station in 1985. The fifth-grade classes have been
responsible for measuring and recording the daily temperature, wind speed, wind direction, precipitation,
and cloud cover every year. Which characteristics of the area would students be able to describe only after 30
or more years?

a) climate b) geology

c) weather d) geography

4. Which of the following sets of data best represents weather information, but NOT climate?

a) Average yearly temperatures for the Dallas area in b) Average daily rainfall for the Dallas area in the last
the 1990's month

c) Monthly air pressure averages for the Dallas area d) Monthly humidity averages for the Dallas area in
since 1974 the last 4 decades

5. A student read a brochure about the Piney Woods of Texas and learned the average annual rainfall is 40-52
inches (100-150 cm) each year and the humidity is typically high. The information the student read is called

a) local erosion factors b) last year's weather data

c) regional climate data d) a weather forecast

6. The following statements are about conditions in Texas cities. Which statement shows information about
climate?

a) Lubbock has recorded a wind gust of 144.84 kph b) San Angelo's record rainfall was 10.16 cm (4 in) on
January 23, 1973

c) In 1930, Dallas reported an extreme low d) Austin has an average of only 1.5 cm of annual
temperature on -3 degrees snowfall each year

7. Each winter since 1980, a family measures the snowfall in their year and records the yearly average. This
average is most common when describing what feature of the area?

a) Climate b) Weather

c) Erosion patterns d) Water cycle

8. Which statement best describes the weather?

a) The temperature is increasing as the cloud cover b) Wind speeds are greatest during the spring
decreases
c) Since 1970, yearly rainfall averages are lower than d) Flash flooding has increased in many areas during
usual the last few decades

9. A team of meteorologists are recording daily temperatures in their city and comparing the measurements
with data collected over several decades. What type of information are they investigating?

a) Climate, because the data is collected for only one b) Weather, because the measurements can change
city daily
c) Climate, because they are comparing data over d) Weather, because they are measuring
time temperature

10. Which statement best describes an area's climate?

a) The average low temperature for the day b) The predicted low temperature for the day

c) The lowest temperature on record for the day d) The current low temperature in a nearby city

11. What is one difference between weather and climate?

a) Climate describes long-term conditions over an b) Climate describes energy from the Sun, but
entire region, but weather does not weather does not
c) Weather describes conditions near the ground, d) Weather includes precipitation, but climate does
but climate does not not

12. Which table correctly classifies statements about weather and climate?

a) b)

c) d)
13. Some scientists measured and recorded local rainfall amounts and water levels at several local lakes over
the summer. They compared their measurements with data from the past 30 years. The scientists
concluded that the area was drier this summer than in previous years. They plan to continue recording
these measurements each summer for the next decade. What characteristics of the area are the scientists
studying?

a) Weather, because they expect rainfall amounts b) Climate, because they are making more than one
and water levels to continue to decrease type of measurement
c) Weather, because they are tracking changes only d) Climate, because they are comparing rainfall
to their local environment amounts over a long period of time

14. Each school year for 30 years, the amount of rain that fell at a school was measured and recorded. Tracking
rainfall over a long period provides the most information about which characteristics of an area?

a) Weather b) Temperature of one day

c) Climate d) Type of soil

15. What is the term that means "the weather conditions prevailing in an area over a period of time or
seasons"?

a) Weather b) Climate

c) Predictions d) Forecasts

16. Which of these best describes climate rather than weather?

a) The rainfall during one year was greater than the b) The temperature is decreasing in a slow-moving
rainfall during the following year cold front
c) Annual high temperatures in the summer have d) Wind speed is changing as a storm moves
increased over many decades through an area

17. Which term best describes the average of atmospheric conditions over many years?

a) climate b) forecast

c) weather d) temperature

18. Which term below describes the daily atmospheric conditions of an area?

a) temperature b) weather
c) climate d) none of the above

19. Which term is used to describe the average temperature and rainfall of an area over many years?

a) habitat b) environment
c) climate d) adaptation
20.

The graph shows temperature readings taken in a classroom over four days. Based on the table, the
temperature at noon on Day 5 will most likely be -

a) 18 degrees b) 20 degrees
c) 17 degrees d) 21 degrees