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Below there are five scenarios. Read each scenario and make an educated guess about whether it describes climate or weather. When you have decided if it is a climate example or a weather example, click the arrow on the side to reveal the answer. Did you get it right?
Below there are five scenarios. Read each scenario and make an educated guess about whether it describes climate or weather. When you have decided if it is a climate example or a weather example, click the arrow on the side to reveal the answer. Did you get it right?
I went outside today and it was 73 degrees Fahrenheit. It rained for part of the day, and was windy. Is this a description of climate or weather?
I went outside today and it was 73 degrees Fahrenheit. It rained for part of the day, and was windy. Is this a description of climate or weather?
This is weather because it describes one day, rather than a general weather type over a longer time, which is what climate does.
I live in a polar area, where it’s always really cold. Is this an example of weather or climate?
I live in a polar area, where it’s always really cold. Is this an example of weather or climate?
Since polar is a climate, we know that we are talking about climates.
I wasn’t able to go to school this whole week because of a huge snowstorm. It snowed 8 inches for the whole week, and was windy as well. Is this a description of climate or weather?
I wasn’t able to go to school this whole week because of a huge snowstorm. It snowed 8 inches for the whole week, and was windy as well. Is this a description of climate or weather?
This is still weather, because it is talking about a short term event. Climate would have been saying that it is generally snowy, not that one specific week was snowy.
When thinking about going to New York on vacation, I looked up and saw that New York was normally warm, with a lot of precipitation per year. Is this an example of climate or weather?
When thinking about going to New York on vacation, I looked up and saw that New York was normally warm, with a lot of precipitation per year. Is this an example of climate or weather?
This is climate, because I stated what the average temperature was in New York, as well as a common statement about precipitation. Weather would have included a more specific day.
My friend wanted me to go over to their house, so I needed to decide what to wear. It is going to be 70 degrees outside, and it is supposed to rain sometime when I’m over at her house. Is this an example of weather or climate?
My friend wanted me to go over to their house, so I needed to decide what to wear. It is going to be 70 degrees outside, and it is supposed to rain sometime when I’m over at her house. Is this an example of weather or climate?
Since we are talking about one day that it is 70 degrees, not an average in a certain area, this is weather, not climate.
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