The minimum period of time taken up to which the weather variations are considered to predict the climate of a place is _______ years.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. 30.
- Climate, which includes factors like temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, humidity, precipitation, and cloud cover, is referred to as weather.
- In contrast, climate, which is the average of all weather events for a certain location over a period of around 30 years, weather is different from climate.
- The average weather pattern of a place taken over a long period of time is called climate.