The typical weather patterns for a location over many years are its

• A. Polar
• B. Winds
• C. Climate
• D. Fronts

Answer: (C)

Long-term patterns of weather describe climate. Weather is what you experience in the moment—temperature, precipitation, wind, and humidity at a specific time and place. Climate, on the other hand, is the average of these conditions over many years, including typical ranges and seasonal patterns. That’s why the typical weather patterns for a location over many years are called its climate. For example, a place with hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters has a climate characterized by those long-term patterns. The other terms refer to parts of the atmosphere or to regions and are not the term for long-term patterns: winds are moving air, fronts are boundaries between air masses, and polar describes a region or climate type rather than the idea of long-term weather patterns.