Weather vs. Climate

What is the weather conditions in an area over a long period of time?

• climate
• temperature
• elevation
• precipitation

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the climate of a region can be determined by observing, recording, and analyzing the weather for at least

• one hour
• one day
• one week
• one season

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Winters in Maine can reach temperatures below zero.

• Climate
• Weather

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Changes from minute-to-minute, hour-to-hour, day-to-day

• Climate
• Weather

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A tornado warning was issued for Kansas City this morning.

• Climate
• Weather

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Texas has long, hot summers.

• Climate
• Weather

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Meteorologists forecast this.

• Climate
• Weather

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It snowed for three days last week.

• Climate
• Weather

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What is climate?

•  What's going on with the atmosphere at any particular time
• The type of weather that occurs during a particular season
• An area's pattern of weather over a long period of time
• How much sunshine an area gets 

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A front is

• where warm air is cooling at earth's surface
• a line where hot and cold air are separating
• a line where two different air masses meet
• where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds

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