Climate and Ice

What is the primary method scientists use to study past climates?

• Weather balloons

• Ice cores from glaciers

• Ocean samples

What might have ended up in a glacier or an ice core?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How does weather differ from climate?

• Weather is long-term, while climate is short-term

• Weather refers to day-to-day changes, while climate is the average temperature and precipitation over years

• Weather is based on historical data, while climate is based on predictions