"Weather" and "climate" are ________

A) synonyms
B) differentiated because climate studies the stratosphere
C) both atmospheric studies based on many decades of data
D) differentiated because climate studies the long-term
E) differentiated because weather is not covered in your textbook


Answer: D

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