alleryStart learning →Effects of the atmosphere that last through decades and centuries are given which name?
AWeather
BSeason
CDrought
DClimate
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Climate
1. The circulation of the atmosphere from day to day is called weather.
2. Effects that persist across decades and centuries are called climate instead.
3. A season is one part of a single year, so it is far too short to count as climate.
_Source: OpenStax Astronomy (CC BY 4.0), section 8.3 Earth’s Atmosphere_
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