SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The major distinction between weather and climate is that-
A
weather and climate are exactly the same.
B
climate simply describes the atmosphere at any given point.
C
weather supports diverse ecosystems, while climate does not.
D
climate is weather in a region over a long period of time.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The difference between weather and climate is a measure of time. Weather is what conditions of the atmosphere are over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere “behaves” over relatively long periods of time.

Detailed explanation-2: -Weather is a short period atmospheric condition which may fluctuate by time-to-time. 2. The climate is the long term observances of the atmospheric situations at any area like humidity, temperature, the sunshine, wind, etc.

Detailed explanation-3: -Weather is the combination of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, visibility, and wind. In popular usage, climate represents the synthesis of weather; more formally, it is the weather of a locality averaged over some period (usually 30 years), plus statistics of weather extremes.

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