AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

BIOMES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
the average conditions, including temperature and precipitation, over long periods in a given area.
A
weather
B
climate
C
temperature
D
seasons
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In short, climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a particular area. Some scientists define climate as the average weather for a particular region and time period, usually taken over 30-years. It’s really an average pattern of weather for a particular region.

Detailed explanation-2: -Whereas weather refers to short-term changes in the atmosphere, climate describes what the weather is like over a long period of time in a specific area.

Detailed explanation-3: -Climate is determined by the long-term pattern of temperature and precipitation averages and extremes at a location.

Detailed explanation-4: -The average weather pattern of a place taken over a long period of time is called climate.

Detailed explanation-5: -Climate is the average condition of the weather in a place over a long period like 25 years and so. While the weather can change in just a few hours, climate takes hundreds, thousands, even millions of years to change. It characterizes a region’s general weather patterns that happen over the course of many years.

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