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weather and climate
Science Chapter 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| climate | the adverage weather conditons in an area all seasons over a period of time. |
| prevailing winds | blow constantly from the same direction |
| El Nino | a short term climate change |
| microclimate | the climate of a very small area |
| local winds | can change because of new building or parking lots that are built in the area. |
| global warming | An abnormal rise in Earth's average temperature |
| greenhouse effect | caused by too much carbon dixide absorbs some of the heat given off by the Earth. |
| global warming | abnormal rise in earths temperature |
| greenhouse effect | having too much carbon dioxide absorbs the earths heat |
| atmosphere | all weather occurs in the lowest layer of air. |
| evaporation | the suns heating the ocean causing this. |