AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Climate is the long-term pattern of weather in a particular area.

Detailed explanation-2: -Climate, refers to the long-term regional or global average of temperature, humidity and rainfall patterns over seasons, years or decades.

Detailed explanation-3: -Scientists have predicted that long-term effects of climate change will include a decrease in sea ice and an increase in permafrost thawing, an increase in heat waves and heavy precipitation, and decreased water resources in semi-arid regions.

Detailed explanation-4: -Weather refers to short term atmospheric conditions while climate is the weather of a specific region averaged over a long period of time.