Weather versus Climate
11th Grade · Science · 45 min
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Learning Objective
I can differentiate between weather and climate and explain the factors that influence each.
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Weather is what it looks like today, while climate is what it looks like over a long period of time.
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Major factors that affect weather and climate include the amount of sunlight, oceans, atmosphere, and landforms.
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Changes in climate are due to changes in the atmosphere and the Earth's reflectivity, which is how much energy from the sun is reflected back into space.
