Which of the following best describes the difference between weather and climate?
A) Weather is the collective pattern of atmospheric conditions in a given region over long periods of time,whereas climate is the atmospheric conditions at a given time and place.
B) Climate is the collective pattern of atmospheric conditions in a given region over long periods of time,whereas climate is the atmospheric conditions at a given time and place.
C) Weather refers specifically to the temperature of a given place at a given time,whereas climate refers to temperature,humidity,pressure,and wind conditions of a given place at a given time.
D) Climate refers specifically to the temperature of a given place at a given time,whereas weather refers to temperature,humidity,pressure,and wind conditions of a given place at a given time.
E) Weather and climate are essentially the same thing.
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A)straddling the equator
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