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Academic vocab
Term | Definition |
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Weather | the short term state of the atmosphere, including temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind, and visibility |
Climate | the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. |
Latitude | the angular distance north or south from the equator expressed in degrees |
Topography | the size and shape of the land surface features of the region including its relief |
Elevation | the height to which something is elevated or to which it rises |
surface current | a horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and that occurs at or near the oceans surface. |
sinkhole | a circular depression that forms when rocks dissolves wen overlaying sediment fills an existing cavity or when the roof of an underground cavern or mine collapse |
wildfire | an unplanned fire in land that is undeveloped except for roads and power and other such structures. |
muck fire | a fire that burns rganic material in the soil |