<p>Some basic differences are needed for children to understand only. The language should be simple enough so that any age understands for 5 to 99 or maybe 100.</p>

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2020-09-17T10:16:26.960Z
Taken directly from [What are the differences between Climatology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science?](https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/questions/10746/what-are-the-differences-between-climatology-meteorology-and-atmospheric-scienc).Meteorology is the study of the atmosphere, generally in the short term - the time frame is seconds-weeks. Climatology studies the evolution of the atmosphere over long timescales, including how it may be changing - the time frame is months-decades. ...
Fred
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2020-09-17T10:16:57.297Z
... Meteorology is about weather now, last week & next week. Climatology is about weather typical conditions over a long time.
Fred
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2020-09-17T13:31:39.860Z
I think both are terms that might not be suitable for a five year old. However, one could try to explain the difference between weather and climate. Weather being the state of the atmosphere at a particular location and a particular time (it's sunny in our garden with a temperature of 20°C, supposing your garden is not huge) and climate being the average weather over a long period, usually 30 years, at a particular place OR region (the average annual (or any time frame) temperature in your City/Country is X°C).
Joscha Fregin
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2020-09-17T15:02:42.913Z
Does this answer your question? [What are the differences between Climatology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science?](https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/questions/10746/what-are-the-differences-between-climatology-meteorology-and-atmospheric-scienc)
Chris Rogers
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difference between climatology and meteorology only
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# difference between climatology and meteorology only

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-09-17)

Some basic differences are needed for children to understand only. The language should be simple enough so that any age understands for 5 to 99 or maybe 100.

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> **username_1**: Taken directly from [What are the differences between Climatology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science?](https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/questions/10746/what-are-the-differences-between-climatology-meteorology-and-atmospheric-scienc).Meteorology is the study of the atmosphere, generally in the short term - the time frame is seconds-weeks. Climatology studies the evolution of the atmosphere over long timescales, including how it may be changing - the time frame is months-decades. ...  
> **username_1**: ... Meteorology is about weather now, last week & next week. Climatology is about weather typical conditions over a long time.  
> **username_2**: I think both are terms that might not be suitable for a five year old. However, one could try to explain the difference between weather and climate. Weather being the state of the atmosphere at a particular location and a particular time (it's sunny in our garden with a temperature of 20°C, supposing your garden is not huge) and climate being the average weather over a long period, usually 30 years, at a particular place OR region (the average annual (or any time frame) temperature in your City/Country is X°C).  
> **username_3**: Does this answer your question? [What are the differences between Climatology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science?](https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/questions/10746/what-are-the-differences-between-climatology-meteorology-and-atmospheric-scienc)  

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