Oh Yea...How Ya Gonna Prove It?
Weather and climate are terms which are often used incorrectly. The term weather refers to what is currently happening with respect to the atmosphere around us. The term climate on the other hand has reference to the average weather which is occurring.
Climate, therefore, refers to the weather over a long period of time. It may indicate a change over several weeks or months, or may instead be used to reference changes that happened over the course of hundreds of years.
Try It!
Click the box in front of each technology or tool used to determine weather.
Highlight the box below to check your answers.
| Anemometer, Barometer, Computer model, Radar Imagery, Satellite Observations, Thermometer |
Click the box in front of each technology or tool used to determine climate.
Highlight the box below to check your answers.
| Computer Model, El Nino Data, Glacial Ice Drill Study, Satellite Data, Tree Ring Growth |
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October 27, 2004
by: Glen Westbroek |
