Climate is highly variable but weather is not. Weather varies over long periods - decades or more. True False

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Andrew Mitchell

6 August, 02:47

Climate is highly variable but weather is not. Weather varies over long periods - decades or more. True False

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Lamont Collins · Answer 1

This statement is false.

Explanation:

The difference between climate and weather is dictated by the period of time over which atmospheric conditions are measured. When conditions in the atmosphere are measured over a short period of time, it is called weather. When behaviour of conditions is measured over a longer period of time, over years, decades and even centuries, it is called climate. Because it is measured over shorter periods, weather tends to be more variable than climate where climate shows changes over long periods of time.