Weather - How is weather different from climate?
How is weather different from climate?
Climate is the average weather that a region experiences over a long period. A change in the weather can mean a rain shower. A change in climate might consist of a year-round warming trend that affects how crops grow in a region.
All weather starts with the Sun's heat, but the Sun does not heat Earth's surface evenly. The Sun's direct rays make the equator regions much warmer than other areas, while the tilt of Earth's axis causes the hemisphere that is tilted toward the Sun to be warmer than the hemisphere that is tilted away from the Sun.
The elements of weather include temperature, humidityThe amount of water vapor (moisture) contained in the air., cloudiness, precipitation (rain, snow, hail), wind, and air pressure. These elements interact to spread the Sun's heat more evenly around the Earth....
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