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ch.2 vocabulary

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1.weather the condition of the bottom layer of the earth's atmosphere in one place over a short period of time.
2.climate the term used for the weather patterns that an area typically experience over a long period of time.
3.rotation the spinning motion of the earth like a top on its axis as it travels through space.
4.revolution one complete orbit of the earth around the sun the earth completes one revolution every 365 1/4 days or one year.
5.solstice either of the two times a year when the sun appears directly over head at the tropics of cancer and capricorn .
6.equinox either of the two times each year (spring and fall) when day and night are of nearly equal length.
7.precipitation all the forms of water that fall to earths from the atmosphere including rain and snow .
8.front the boundary between two masses of air that differ in density or temperature.
9.continental climate the type of climate found in the great central areas of continents in the northern hemisphere characterized by cold snowy winter and warm or hot summers.
10.ecosystem the interaction of plant life,animal life and the physical environment in which they live
11.biome the term used to describe a major type of ecosystem that can be found in various region throughout the world
12.deciduous Leaf-shedding type of tree that sheds its leaves during one season
13.coniferous cone-bearing a type of tree able to survive long cold winter with long thin needles rather then leaves
14.chaparral a type of natural vegetation that is adapted to mediterranean climates small evergreen trees and low bushes or shrub
15.savanna a topical grassland with scatterd trees located in the warm lands near the equator
16.herbivore a plant eating animal
17.carnivore a meat eating animal
18.prairie a temperate grassland characterized by a great variety of grass
19.tundra a dry treeless plain where temperatures are always cool or cold and only specialized plants can grow
20.permafrost a layer of soil just below the earths surface that stays permanently frozen
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