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Earth Sci Ch 14 voc.
Question | Answer |
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Climate | is the long-term average weather conditions that occur in a particular region |
Rain Shadow | an area of low rainfall on the downhill slope of a mountain |
Specific Heat | is the amount of (joules) of thermal energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a mineral by 1°C |
Microclimate | is a localized climate that is different from the climate of a large area surrounding it |
Ice Age | are cold periods lasting hundreds to millions of years when glaciers cover much of the Earth |
Interglacial | the warm periods that occur during ice ages |
El Niño/Southern Oscillation | the combined ocean and atmosphere cycle that results in weakened trade winds across the Pacific Oceans |
Monsoon | is a wind circulation pattern that changes direction with the seasons |
Drought | is a period with below-average precipitation |
Global Warming | the rise in Earth’s average surface temperature during the past 100 years |
Greenhouse Gas | gases in the atmosphere that absorb Earth’s outgoing infrared radiation |
Deforestation | is a large-scale cutting and/or burning of forest |
Global Climate Model | is a set of complex equations used to predict future climates |