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Which statement correctly relates climate and time scale?

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Correct answer: Climate is a long-term tendency while weather is a short-period condition

The governing concept is time scale, which separates climate from weather. Weather is the short-term state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time; it may change within minutes, hours or days. Climate is the long-term average pattern, including the usual variation of atmospheric conditions over many years or decades. Therefore option A is correct. Option B incorrectly describes climate as a very short event. Option C exchanges the meanings, because an average over decades belongs to climate, not weather. Option D is incorrect because duration is central to the distinction. For example, a storm occurring today is weather, whereas the usual frequency of storms in a region over many years contributes to its climate.

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ClimateWeatherTime-ScaleAtmosphereConceptGeographyClass 9 Mcq

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