#10 weather & climate
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Climate is what you expect, weather is what you get... Mark Twain
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Weather & ClimateWeather & Climate
What’s the DIFFERENCE?What’s the DIFFERENCE?
Weather is the current condition of the lowest layer of the earth’s atmosphere (troposphere) and is in an almost constant state of change
Climate is weather patterns experienced by a
region over a long period of time
WEATHER is influenced by:
WEATHER is influenced by:
TemperatureMoisture
Wind Speed and Direction
CLIMATE is influenced by:
CLIMATE is influenced by:
Elevation
L a t i t u d e
Proximity to nearby LAND FORMS
and BODIES of WATER
“CLIMATE IS WHAT YOU EXPECT;
WEATHER IS WHAT YOU
GET.”
MARK TWAIN
“CLIMATE IS WHAT YOU EXPECT;
WEATHER IS WHAT YOU
GET.”
MARK TWAIN
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