Climate is defined as the statistics of weather over long periods of time, measured by assessing patterns of temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, precipitation, and other meteorological variables in a given region over many years. It differs from weather, which describes atmospheric conditions over shorter periods ranging from a day to a few weeks. Factors that affect climate include latitude, altitude, distance from large bodies of water, topography, and ocean currents.
1. WEATHER is the
atmospheric conditions,
including the
temperature, wind, snow,
rain, or anything else
happening outside OVER
A SHORT PERIOD OF
TIME OR FROM DAY TO
DAY
2. CLIMATE IS THE STATISTICS OF WEATHER
OVER LONG PERIODS OF TIME. IT IS
MEASURED BY ASSESSING THE PATTERNS OF
VARIATION IN TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY,
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE, WIND,
PRECIPITATION, ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLE
COUNT AND OTHER METEOROLOGICAL
VARIABLES IN A GIVEN REGION OVER LONG
PERIODS OF TIME.
7. Mt. Kilimanjaro is located in Africa
and found near the equator. It stands 5895m above
sea level. The peak of this mountain is covered by
ice.
8.
9. The air temperature decreases
as the altitude increases. For
every 1000 m, there is a drop of
6.50C. At higher elevations,
there is less air. The air
molecules are farther apart,
thus making the air less dense.
Lighter air cannot absorb much
heat, making air temperature
lower. Ultimately, the decrease
in air temperature is due to the
decrease in air pressure.
