Weather and climate pt 1 Flashcards
What is the meaning of weather and when is it usually?
Weather is the temporary atmospheric conditions over a period of time usually short from day to day or morning vs evening.
Where is weather done and give an example?
It is usually done over a small spatial area. For example, we may look at the weather today over San Fernando.
What does weather look at?
It looks at conditions of temperature, rainfall, humidity, and cloud cover for the short time period.
What is climate? when is it usually?
Climate looks at weather patterns and conditions over a long period of time such as 30 to 50 years at a time.
Where is climate done? give an example
We often describe climate over a large spatial area. For example, we talk about a tropical marine climate experienced in Trinidad and Tobago.
When is climate? and what is another climate definition, give an example
It is the accumulation of all the weather conditions over time as well, hence we can say generally that the rainy season is from June to December.
