The Ultimate Weather
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Which of the following is the best definition of weather?

  • The rise in global temperatures due mainly to the increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
  • An average pattern of weather for a particular region.
  • Increasing changes in the measures of climate over a long period of time.
  • Atmospheric conditions that can change from minute to minute, hour to hour, day to day, season to season. (correct)
  • What is the main difference between weather and climate?

  • Weather is the atmospheric conditions that can change from minute to minute, hour to hour, day to day, and season to season. Climate is the average pattern of weather for a particular region.
  • Weather is what you get, like a hot day with pop up thunderstorms. Climate is what you expect, like a very hot summer. (correct)
  • Weather refers to the average pattern of weather for a particular region. Climate refers to the atmospheric conditions that can change from minute to minute, hour to hour, day to day, and season to season.
  • Weather is the rise in global temperatures due mainly to the increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Climate is the increasing changes in the measures of climate over a long period of time.
  • What is the main cause of global warming?

  • The increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. (correct)
  • The rise in global temperatures.
  • The greenhouse effect.
  • The increase in precipitation, temperature, and wind patterns.
  • Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?

    <p>Oxygen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What would happen if there were no greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?

    <p>The Earth would become too cold to inhabit.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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