Weather & Climate: Reading the Sky

SheelonEarth ScienceScienceEnglishGrades 6-8Published Aug 5, 2026

Clouds, fronts, hurricanes, and the difference between today's weather and a region's climate. Practical meteorology for middle-school science.

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What is the difference between weather and climate?
Multiple Choice · 20s
AWeather is short-term conditions; climate is the long-term pattern
BClimate happens only near the poles
CThey mean exactly the same thing
DWeather is measured in winter, climate in summer
Which instrument measures air pressure?
Multiple Choice · 20s
AAnemometer
BHygrometer
CRain gauge
DBarometer
Which instrument measures wind speed?
Multiple Choice · 20s
AThermometer
BAnemometer
CBarometer
DSeismograph
Tall, dark cumulonimbus clouds are the ones that bring thunderstorms.True / False · 20s
What is humidity?Multiple Choice · 20s
A large, spinning tropical storm with a calm center is called a hurricane, a typhoon, or a...Multiple Choice · 20s
What is the calm center of a hurricane called? (one word)Type Answer · 30s
Places near the equator generally have warm climates all year.True / False · 20s
What forms when warm air is forced upward over a mountain range?Multiple Choice · 20s
Which of these describes a cold front?Multiple Choice · 20s
What causes wind?Multiple Choice · 20s
What do we call a long period with far too little rain? (one word)Type Answer · 30s

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