Weather and Climate Questions and Answers | Latest Update | 2024/2025 | Graded A+
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Weather And Climate
Weather and Climate Questions and
Answers | Latest Update | 2024/2025 |
Graded A+
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather refers to the short-term atmospheric conditions, while climate is the long-term
average of weather patterns over a significant period.
What in...
Weather and Climate Questions and
Answers | Latest Update | 2024/2025 |
Graded A+
What is the difference between weather and climate?
✔✔ Weather refers to the short-term atmospheric conditions, while climate is the long-term
average of weather patterns over a significant period.
What instrument is used to measure temperature?
✔✔ A thermometer is used to measure temperature.
What causes the seasons on Earth?
✔✔ The tilt of the Earth's axis and its orbit around the Sun cause the seasons.
What is humidity?
✔✔ Humidity is the amount of water vapor present in the air.
What is the greenhouse effect?
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, ✔✔ The greenhouse effect is the process by which gases in Earth’s atmosphere trap heat,
warming the planet.
What is a cold front?
✔✔ A cold front is the boundary where a cold air mass is replacing a warmer air mass.
What are trade winds?
✔✔ Trade winds are steady, persistent winds that blow from east to west near the equator.
How do clouds form?
✔✔ Clouds form when warm air rises, cools, and condenses, causing water vapor to turn into
tiny droplets or ice crystals.
What is the jet stream?
✔✔ The jet stream is a fast-flowing river of air high in the atmosphere that influences weather
patterns.
What is a monsoon?
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