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Climate, Weather, and the Energy Balance

Climate, Weather, and the Energy Balance

Earth's energy balance and the greenhouse effect

To understand climate change, we must first separate day-to-day weather from climate. Weather describes temporary atmospheric conditions like rain or daily temperature. Climate is the average of these conditions over a long period, typically 30 years.

Causes of climate change Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /Geography
  3. /Causes of climate change

Step-by-step lessons covering OCR A GCSE Geography Causes of climate change for GCSE Geography. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Component 01, Component 02 and Component 03 format. Build a solid grasp of core physical and human processes before tackling the evaluation- and decision-making-style questions used in the final papers, which carry the most marks.