Chemistry GCSE
Climate versus weather
What Climate versus weather means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Climate versus weather
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Reference: AQA
Weather is short term and local, whereas climate is long term and average.
Topics that use Climate versus weather
- Global climate change (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Causal mechanisms
- Consequences for people and ecosystems
- Extreme weather
- Greenhouse effect and global warming
- Greenhouse gases
- Human impacts
- Sea-level rise
- Ecosystem damage
Using Climate versus weather in the exam
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