Weather & Climate Sort

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5.8.A

Determine if the objects or situations on the left pertain to weather or climate.

	Weather	Climate
short-term

study known as meteorology
Wind speed increases as a storm moves in.
long-term

high pressure system
A warm front will be moving through the region next week.
Over the past 30 years, February has always had the lowest temperatures.

	Weather	Climate
Thunderstorms are expected tomorrow.
low pressure system
usual conditions of a given place

study known as climatology
During this cold front, the temperature will decrease.
Annual highs have increased since 1970.

tropical

	Weather	Climate
front
arid
It has snowed every year in this area for the past century.
More rain fell this year than last year.
February was colder than January.
temperate
average weather over 30+ years
polar
day-to-day conditions

Determine if the objects or situations on the left pertain to weather or climate.

Weather

Climate

short-term

study known as meteorology

Wind speed increases as a storm moves in.

long-term

high pressure system

A warm front will be moving through the region next week.

Over the past 30 years, February has always had the lowest temperatures.

Determine if the objects or situations on the left pertain to weather or climate.

Weather

Climate

Thunderstorms are expected tomorrow.

low pressure system

usual conditions of a given place

study known as climatology

During this cold front, the temperature will decrease.

Annual highs have increased since 1970.

tropical

Determine if the objects or situations on the left pertain to weather or climate.

Weather

Climate

front

arid

It has snowed every year in this area for the past century.

More rain fell this year than last year.

February was colder than January.

temperate

average weather over 30+ years

polar

day-to-day conditions