Question

Which of the following are true statements about climate and weather? (You can choose more than one answer)

Group of answer choices

A. Climate is the average weather conditions of a large region over a long period of time.

B. Weather is predictable and forecasters are always correct.

C. Climate and weather both deal with atmospheric conditions such as temperature, humidity, precipitation, and cloud coverage.

D. Weather deals with conditions of the atmosphere at a given time and a specific location.

Answer 1

The true statements are that climate is the average of weather over a long period (A), both climate and weather involve atmospheric conditions (C), and weather is specific to a given time and place (D). Statement B about weather predictability is incorrect.

Step-by-step explanation:

Regarding the relationship between climate and weather, it is true that:

• A. Climate is the average weather conditions of a large region over a long period of time.
• C. Climate and weather both deal with atmospheric conditions such as temperature, humidity, precipitation, and cloud coverage.
• D. Weather deals with conditions of the atmosphere at a given time and a specific location.

It is not correct that B. Weather is predictable and forecasters are always correct because weather forecasts, especially long-range, can be unreliable. Climatology is the study of climate patterns over long time scales, unlike meteorology which focuses on short-term weather conditions.