alleryStart learning →A single very cool week in June is reported for one region. Is that climate or weather?
AClimate, a short term condition
BWeather, a short term condition
CWeather, a long term condition
DClimate, a long term average
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Weather, a short term condition
1. Climate describes long term, predictable atmospheric conditions for an area.
2. Weather describes conditions over a short period, usually forecast in 48 hour cycles.
3. A single cool week is a short period, so it is a weather event.
4. Treating one week as evidence about climate is a common misreading.
_Source: OpenStax Biology 1e (CC BY 4.0), Chs 44 and 46, section 44.5 Climate and the Effects of Global Climate Change_
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