What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather vs Climate and Water Cycle

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Weather refers to the short-term atmospheric conditions in a specific place at a specific time, while climate is the long-term average of weather patterns in a particular area over a long period.
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What is climate?
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Climate is the average weather conditions in a region over a long period, typically 30 years or more.
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What is weather?
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Weather is the day-to-day state of the atmosphere, including temperature, humidity, precipitation, and wind.
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What happens during evaporation?
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During evaporation, water changes from a liquid state to a gas state.
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What is precipitation?
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Precipitation is any form of water, liquid or solid, that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
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What causes precipitation to occur?
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Precipitation occurs when clouds become heavy with water droplets and can no longer hold them, causing the droplets to fall to the ground.
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What is the water cycle?
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The water cycle is the continuous process by which water moves from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back, involving processes like evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
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