What is weather?
Weather at a place is the state of atmospheric conditions such as air pressure, temperature, wind, humidity, precipitation, etc.
What is climate?
Climate is the average of weather conditions of a large area over a long period of time (about 30 years).
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather refers to atmospheric conditions over a short period of time in a smaller area. Climate refers to atmospheric conditions over a long period of time in a large area. (We can talk about 'the weather today' or 'the weather this week' or 'the weather this year' or 'the weather in the last five years' but we can't say 'the weather in the 20th century.' Similarly we can talk about the climate of India but not the climate of Hyderabad.)
What are climographs?
Climographs or climatographs are pictures showing the pattern of weather and climate of a place. They show the maximum, minimum and average monthly values of temperature and rainfall at a place.
What factors affect climate?
Climate is influenced by latitude, relief (or altitude), upper air circulation, presence of waterbodies, etc.
What are climatic controls?
Factors that affect climate are called climatic controls.
What are trade winds?
Trade winds blow from east to west between the equator and the tropics. They are found on both sides of the equator in the tropical region (northern trade winds and southern trade winds).
What is the intertropical convergence zone?
The region around the equator where northern trade winds and southern trade winds meet is called the intertropical convergence zone.
Which parts of Earth would have turbulent weather and which parts would be calm?
Around the equator and around the sub-polar region, the weather is windy and turbulent. Around the poles and the tropics, the weather would be calm.
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