Which of the following best explains the difference between climate and weather?

Weather refers to long term atmospheric conditions; climate refers to short term.

Climate refers to long term atmospheric conditions; weather refers to short term.

Weather and climate mean the same things and can be used interchangeably.

Weather refers to the atmospheric conditions on Earth; climate refers to the conditions in space.

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Bryanna Huffman

6 February, 03:05

Which of the following best explains the difference between climate and weather?

Weather refers to long term atmospheric conditions; climate refers to short term.

Climate refers to long term atmospheric conditions; weather refers to short term.

Weather and climate mean the same things and can be used interchangeably.

Weather refers to the atmospheric conditions on Earth; climate refers to the conditions in space.

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Rudy Dyer · Answer 1

Climate refers to long term atmospheric conditions; weather refers to short term conditions.

Climate describes the average conditions and atmospheric patterns of a region over time. Weather and climate are both used interchangeably but they differ in the length of time they are measure and how specific trends affect them over specific periods.

Climate includes describing precipitation, temperature, and humidity for longer periods; whereas, weather includes sunshine, rain, and thunderstorms. Usually weather statistics used to learn about climate would range from 30 years of observation while weather considers more the real-time measurements of events like cloud cover or rain that one commonly sees in weather forecasts on the television.