Climate and Weather

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What happens to air as it moves up and over a mountain?

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Air cools and loses moisture.

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What is climate closely related to?

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Latitude, which is a location's distance north or south of the equator.

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How does weather change?

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Weather changes every day.

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What does weather in any area tend to follow?

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A pattern.

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How does climate differ from weather?

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Climate differs from weather.

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What is the definition of climate?

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Climate is the average weather conditions in a specific area over a long period.

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What is the definition of weather?

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Weather is the day-to-day state of the atmosphere in a place.

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What is latitude?

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Latitude is the distance north or south of the equator.

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What is the equator?

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The equator is an imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

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What is a weather pattern?

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A weather pattern is a consistent and repeating sequence of weather conditions.