If the temperature in an area drops five degrees between one day and the next, has the climate of the area changed? Explain.

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Barbara Newman

Biology

9 January, 05:00

If the temperature in an area drops five degrees between one day and the next, has the climate of the area changed? Explain.

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Natalia Mckenzie · Answer 1

The answer is; NO

What is described in the question is weather, not climate. The two are different. Weather, which is the measure the local atmosphere in a short period of time, may fluctuate drastically within this short period. Temperatures, for example, can reach 30 degrees during the day and fall to 10 degrees in the night. However, climate is the study of weather over a long period of time such as over 30 years.