Question

What do you mean by climate and weather? What are their elements?

Answer 1

The term 'climate' refers to the sum total of weather conditions and variations over a large area for a long period of time, i.e., more than thirty years. The term weather refers to the atmospheric conditions over an area at any point of time. The elements of weather and climate are:

• Temperature
  
• Atmospheric pressure
  
• Wind
  
• Humidity
  
• Precipitation