FOUNDTNS EARCH SCI ALC&MOD MSTRNG ETX PKG
FOUNDTNS EARCH SCI ALC&MOD MSTRNG ETX PKG
1st Edition
ISBN: 9780134577807
Author: Lutgens
Publisher: Pearson Education
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Chapter 11, Problem 1GST
To determine

The statements that refer to weather and climate from the sentences given below:

a. The baseball game was rained out today.

b. January is Omaha’s coldest month.

c. North Africa is a desert.

d. The high this afternoon was 25 C.

e. Last evening a tornado ripped through central Oklahoma.

f. I am moving to southern Arizona because it is warm and sunny.

g. Thursday’s low of 20 C is the coldest temperature ever recorded for that city.

h. It is partly cloudy.

Expert Solution & Answer
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Answer to Problem 1GST

a. Weather.

b. Climate.

c. Climate.

d. Weather.

e. Weather.

f. Climate.

g. Weather.

h. Weather.

Explanation of Solution

The state of the atmosphere at a specific area for a short time duration is known as weather, and the generalization on the conditions of weather over a region for a longer duration of time is known as climate. The most essential factors of weather and climate that are measured regularly include the temperature of air, humidity, type and amount of cloudiness, type and amount of precipitation, air pressure, and the direction and speed of wind.

Since the statements a, d, e, g, and h represent the events that occur for a short period of time, they can be included in the category of weather. The remaining statements, that is, b, c, and f belong to the category of climate. All those statements pertain to events taking place for a long time duration.

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