Determine each scenario below to be either weather or climate related.
Over several decades, the high temperature in June has slowly increased.
Wednesday’s high temperature was 18°C.
We are expecting a warm front this weekend.
Summers in San Antonio are typically very warm.
It rained more this month than last month.
This is the coldest day on record in the past thirty years.
Weather
Climate
6 points
6
Question 2
2.
Determine each scenario below to be either weather or climate related.
We are expecting a very rainy week.
As a cold front moves in, the temperature decreases.
Annual rainfall totals for this year are higher than the totals last year.
Annual rainfall in our town has decreased over many decades.
Over the past 30 years, we have seen increased high temperatures in June.
The wind speed is over 20 mph and rain is pouring down!
Weather
Climate
1 point
1
Question 3
3.
What does the statement above refer to?
1 point
1
Question 4
4.
A class of 5th grade students recorded the high temperature and low temperature each day of the school year. They determined that the high temperatures are higher the first month of school than the last month of school. What topic does the students’ conclusion refer to?
1 point
1
Question 5
5.
Over the past 32 years, Mrs. Pal, the science teacher, has measured and recorded the annual rain totals at Talc Elementary. What characteristic of the area can 32 years of rain data help us understand?
1 point
1
Question 6
6.
A local scientist collected rainfall data in the region over the past century. She determined that this summer was the driest on record. What characteristic of the region is the scientist studying?
1 point
1
Question 7
7.
The graph represents the relationship of data collected and recorded over a five-year period in the month of August.
What does the amount of rainfall in August 2017 represent?