Term | Definition |
whether | the condition of the bottom layer of the earth's atmosphere in one place over a short period of time |
climate | the term used for the weather patterns that an ares typically experiences over a long period of time |
rotation | the spinning motion of the earth, like a top on its axis, as it travels through space |
revolution | one complete orbit of the earth around the sun. the earth completes one revolution every 365 1/2 days, or one year |
solstice | either of the times a year when the sun appears directly overhead at the tropics of cancer and capricorn |
equinox | either of the two times each year (spring and fall) when day and night are of nearly equal length everywhere on earth |
precipitation | all the forms of water that fall to earth from the atmosphere, including rain and snow |
front | the boundary between two masses of air that differ in density or temperature |
continental | any of the seven large landmasses of the earth's: africa, antarctica, asia, australia, europe, north america, and south america |
climate | the term used for the weather patterns that an are typically experiences over a long period of time |
ecosystem | the interaction of plant life, animal life, and the physical environment in which they live |
biome | the term used to describe a major type of ecosystem that can be found in various regions throughout the the world |
deciduous | leaf-shedding; a type of tree that sheds it leaves ding one season |
coniferous | cone-bearing; a type of of tree able to survive long, cold winters, with long, thin needles rather than leaves |
chaparral | a type of natural vegetation that is adapted to Mediterranean climates; small evergreen trees and low bushes, or scrub |
savanna | a tropical gressland with scattered trees, located in the warm lands near the wpuator |
herbivore | a plant-eating animal |
carnivore | a meat-eating animal |
prairie | a temperate grassland characterized by a great variety of grasses |
tundra | a dry, treeless plain where temperatures ar always cool or cold and only specialized plants can grow |
permafrost | a layer of soil just below the earth's surface that stays permanently frozen |