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Difference Between Weather and Climate

Weather

Climate

i) Weather refers to the condition of the atmosphere over a small area.

Example: City

i) Climate is the average of the atmospheric conditions over a large area.

Example: Country

ii) It refers to the state of the atmosphere over a short period of time.

Example: 24 hours to 1 week

ii) It refers to the atmospheric conditions over a long period of time.

Difference Between Humidity and Precipitation 

Humidity

Precipation

i) Humidity refers to the amount of moisture present in the air.

i) Precipitation is the process by which different forms of moisture releases from clouds.

ii) Humidity is closely related to temperature changes.

ii) It provides atmospheric water back to the earth after evaporation. 



Difference Between Absolute Humidity and relative humidity

Absolute Humidity

Relative Humidity

i) The actual amount of water vapour present in a given volume of air at a given temperature is known as absolute humidity. 

i) The amount of water vapour present in air expressed as a percentage of the amount needed for saturation at the same temperature is called relative humidity.

ii) It is measured in grams per cubic metre of air.

ii) It is expressed in percentage.


Difference Between Wind and air currents


Wind

Air Currents

i) Wind is air in motion. It is the horizontal movement of air.

i) The vertical movement of air is called air currents.

ii) Wind speed is measured with an instrument called an anemometer.

ii) Air current is measured with an instrument called airflow meter.