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Which of the following is the best definition of weather?
Which of the following is the best definition of weather?
- The rise in global temperatures due mainly to the increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
- An average pattern of weather for a particular region.
- Increasing changes in the measures of climate over a long period of time.
- Atmospheric conditions that can change from minute to minute, hour to hour, day to day, season to season. (correct)
What is the main difference between weather and climate?
What is the main difference between weather and climate?
- Weather is the atmospheric conditions that can change from minute to minute, hour to hour, day to day, and season to season. Climate is the average pattern of weather for a particular region.
- Weather is what you get, like a hot day with pop up thunderstorms. Climate is what you expect, like a very hot summer. (correct)
- Weather refers to the average pattern of weather for a particular region. Climate refers to the atmospheric conditions that can change from minute to minute, hour to hour, day to day, and season to season.
- Weather is the rise in global temperatures due mainly to the increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Climate is the increasing changes in the measures of climate over a long period of time.
What is the main cause of global warming?
What is the main cause of global warming?
- The increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. (correct)
- The rise in global temperatures.
- The greenhouse effect.
- The increase in precipitation, temperature, and wind patterns.
Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?
Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?
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What would happen if there were no greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?
What would happen if there were no greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?
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