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6.1 - Weather and Climate

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A forecaster in Kingston says, “At 2:00 pm it is 31 °C with a light breeze and scattered showers.” What is being described?

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Which statement best describes climate?

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Which option contains ONLY elements of weather and climate?

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Which instrument is used to measure air pressure at a weather station?

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Rainfall is usually recorded in which unit at Caribbean weather stations?

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Relative humidity is BEST described as the

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A climate graph for Barbados is most likely made using data collected over

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A student writes: “St Lucia’s climate is 29 °C and raining at 9:00 am today.” What is wrong with this statement?

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In climate studies, the ANNUAL temperature range means the difference between the

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✅EvaluateQuestion 10 of 21

Air cools by about 1 °C for every 100 m it rises. If a warm air parcel rises 400 m over the Northern Range in Trinidad, its temperature will drop by about

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On a weather map, isobars are very close together near the Windward Islands. What does this usually indicate?

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Sea-level pressure is about 1013 mb on an average day. If a barometer in Belize City falls to 998 mb, which weather condition becomes more likely?

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In many tropical places, relative humidity is usually HIGHEST

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Cloud cover is commonly estimated in 'oktas'. A report of 8 oktas means the sky is

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A class uses rainfall totals from 2016–2025 to decide the 'normal climate' for Dominica. What is the strongest reason this method is weak?

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In July, an inland station in Guyana records a maximum temperature of 34 °C and a minimum of 24 °C in the same 24 hours. The DIURNAL temperature range is

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Which set of information would BEST describe the climate of an island such as Antigua?

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At dawn in Port‑au‑Prince the air feels ‘sticky’ with RH 85%. By mid‑afternoon the temperature rises sharply and RH falls to 60%, even though no new air mass arrives. Which is the best explanation?

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A weather map shows closed isobars with values decreasing towards the centre (e.g., 1012 mb outside, 1008 mb inside, 1004 mb at the centre) near the Bahamas. This pattern most strongly suggests a

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Air at 28 °C rises until it reaches 22 °C. Using a cooling rate of 1 °C per 100 m, the air rose approximately

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A coastal engineer in Barbados needs information to plan for future shoreline safety. Which information is MOST useful for long-term planning?

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A forecaster in Kingston says, “At 2:00 pm it is 31 °C with a light breeze and scattered showers.” What is being described?

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