Although the terms climate and weather are often used interchangeably, they are not the same thing; climate differs from weather in that

A)weather includes amount of rainfall per year and climate does not.
B)climate is based on biomes, whereas weather is not.
C)climate describes long-term patterns, whereas weather describes short-term fluctuations.
D)climates are described in terms of long-term average temperature, and weather is described by other factors, such as prevailing winds.