Biological Science (7th Edition)
Biological Science (7th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134678320
Author: Scott Freeman, Kim Quillin, Lizabeth Allison, Michael Black, Greg Podgorski, Emily Taylor, Jeff Carmichael
Publisher: PEARSON
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The daily fluctuations in the atmospheric conditions like temperature, pressure, wind, sunlight, and precipitation determine the weather of a local region. The average of weather over a long time period and region is known as climate.

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