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The thin layer of gases that surrounds our planet is called the _______________.
atmosphere
The layer of the atmosphere in which weather and climate occurs is called the ______________.
troposphere
TRUE OR FALSE. Weather describes the conditions in the atmosphere at a given place and time or what is happening here and now.
TRUE
What tool is used to measure temperature? What units is temperature measured in?
thermometer; degrees (Celsius/Fahrenheit)
TRUE OR FALSE. An anemometer measures the amount of water in the air.
FALSE; a hygrometer
What tool is used to measure air pressure?
barometer
_________ is the average conditions of the atmosphere and surface for a particular area over long periods of time.
Climate
Name ONE way scientists measure CLIMATE.
weather averages, ice cores, tree rings, fossil records, computer models
TRUE OR FALSE. Climate occurs over a large region where as weather occurs over smaller regions.
TRUE
Name ONE of the five factors of weather.
temperature, precipitation, wind, humidity, clouds
It will be rainy and humid for the next two days.
WEATHER
The typhoon knocked down the coconut tree in our front yard.
weather
Every year, August through September is Guam's rainiest.
climate
Super Typhoon Pongsona in 2002 did a great deal of damage in Guam.
weather
Average summer temperatures in Alaska range from 40-60 degrees Fahrenheit.
climate
Measured over short-term (day to day)
weather
