4.1 Climate Assessment
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What is climate?
Average year-to-year conditions of temperature and precipitation in an area over a long period of time
Explain what would likely happen to global climate if there was a dramatic decrease in greenhouse gases trapped in the atmosphere.
Heat would escape thus making the Earth cooler.
What are the main factors that determine climate?
Solar energy trapped in the biosphere, latitude, and the transport of heats by winds and ocean currents.
How are climate and weather different?
Weather is day-to-day conditions where as climate is the average conditions over long periods of time.