ISAT Science Grade 8 Practice Questions - Idaho Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) Science - Grade 8 Exam

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A Boise forecast calls for thunderstorms tomorrow, while a reference book says southwestern Idaho is semi-arid with hot, dry summers. Which statement correctly identifies which description is weather and which is climate?

The forecast describes climate because it names a specific storm; the book describes weather The forecast describes weather (short-term atmospheric conditions); the book describes climate (long-term patterns) Weather and climate mean exactly the same thing Climate only describes temperature; weather only describes rain

Correct Answer:

The forecast describes weather (short-term atmospheric conditions); the book describes climate (long-term patterns)

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