Initial Publication Date: June 18, 2012

Weather and Climate Sentences


Instructions: Click the correct check box to indicate weather the sentence describes weather or climate. After you have finished your selections, click the "Check Answers" button.

Checking In

  1. You should wear your raincoat today; I think it is going to rain
    [CORRECT]
    [INCORRECT]
  2. My grandfather told me that 40 years ago we used to get a lot more snow in December, now we don't see snow until mid-January.
    [INCORRECT]
    [CORRECT]
  3. It seems like we had a very short summer here in Idaho this year.
    [INCORRECT]
    [CORRECT]
  4. Springtime is the rainy season here in Arizona.
    [INCORRECT]
    [CORRECT]
  5. We had hail the size of golf balls in last week's storm.
    [CORRECT]
    [INCORRECT]
  6. I've noticed that many new types of plants grow here in North Dakota; the winters just aren't as cold as they used to be 30 years ago.
    [INCORRECT]
    [CORRECT]
  7. Every summer we have a picnic by the beach in July; it is always warm and breezy.
    [INCORRECT]
    [CORRECT]
  8. This afternoon was hot; I think we set a new record.
    [CORRECT]
    [INCORRECT]
  9. We should go sailing this afternoon; it is breezy this morning, and the wind is supposed to come up later today.
    [CORRECT]
    [INCORRECT]
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