Weather and Climate

What is the main difference between weather and climate?

• time

• location

• seasonal change

• elevation

the average weather over many years

• climate

• weather

what the temperature is like on that day

• weather

• climate

this climate zone is in areas just north and south of the equator

• tropical

• polar

• temperate

this climate zone is close to the poles

• tropical

• polar

• temperate

depends on average temperature and precipitation

• weather

• climate

which climate zone is very warm and wet for most of the year

• polar

• temperate

• tropical

which climate zone has warm summers and cold winters

• polar

• temperate

• tropical

climate zone that occurs in places that are halfway between the equator and the poles.

• tropical

• polar

• temperate

which climate is very cold with a short summer

• tundra

• desert

• rainforest