Name _________________________________________ Date ___________________ Class # ____________
Unit 3 – Review Sheet on Weather and Climate
IMPORTANT NOTE: The Water Cycle is crucial to the development of different weather events and especially in with
regards to condensation and evaporation. The sun’s uneven heating of the Earth and the sun’s ability to cause
evaporation by heating surface water leads to all the crazy weather here on Earth. So remember the SUN is to blame.
TRY OUT THESE WATER CYCLE QUESTIONS:
1. What two things can account for the presence of moisture on grass in the early morning?
A. Precipitation and condensation
B. Evaporation and precipitation
C. Ground water and evaporation
D. Accumulation and condensation
2. If the amount of sunlight reaching Earth decreased, the amount of water on the SURFACE of the Earth would
probably –
A. Decrease because there would be less evaporation
B.
Increase because there would be less evaporation
C. Increase because there would be more precipitation
D. Decrease because there would be less condensation
3. NOW TRY TO SORT THE FOLLOWING WORDS AS EITHER WEATHER INDICATOR WORDS OR CLIMATE INDICATOR
WORDS.
DAILY
AVERAGE
USUAL
CURRENT(LY)
WEATHER
OVER TIME
TYPICAL
DAY TO DAY
CLIMATE
GENERALLY
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Unit 3 – Review Sheet on Weather and Climate
Legend
Use the above map to answer these questions.
4.
Which cities might be experiencing fair weather
due to high pressure systems?
rainfall
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5.
Which city is currently experiencing a rain storm?
6. What other cities might be having storms soon & why?
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7. What time of year do you think it is based on the
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climate zone of the USA? And what climate zone
is the USA part of?
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Unit 3 – Review Sheet on Weather and Climate
8. Climate and weather are different concepts, though they are related. How are the concepts of weather and
climate different?
A. Weather refers to conditions nearer to the ground than climate.
B. Climate is related to the amount of sunlight; weather is not.
C. Weather conditions include precipitation, but climate does not.
D. Climate covers larger areas and longer periods of time than weather.
9. What tool does a meteorologist use to measure wind speed? __________________________________
10. What tool does a meteorologist use to measure air pressure? __________________________________
11. What tool is measures wind direction. What is it called and what direction does it indicate that the wind is
blowing? _________________________________________________________________________________
12. Two cities recorded temperatures of 21 degrees Celsius, winds of 15 km/hr, and 3 cm of rain on the same
day. What could still be different when comparing the two cities?
A. The could have different temperatures.
B. The could have different climates.
C. They could have different wind speeds.
D. They could have different types of precipitation.
Please check your work online and complete the short practice quiz on StemScopes!!