"Weather" and "climate" ________.
A) describe the day-to-day state of the atmosphere
B) are terms which cannot be used in science
C) refer to the atmosphere as studied on different time scales
D) are synonymous terms
E) differ in that "weather" is studied in Geography and "climate" is not

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

While both weather and climate describe the state of the atmosphere, weather is used to describe short-term atmospheric conditions, while climate is the average long-term pattern of weather. Therefore, they refer to the atmosphere as studied on different time scales.

"Weather" and "Climate" ________