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Unit 1 Semester 2

Weather 2

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biome an area of earth defined by its climate and the organisms that live there
climate the average weather conditions in an area; the weather conditions in an area over time
climate zone a region on earth characterized by similar climate
climograph a graphic representation of at least two climatic factors, most often mean values for precipitation and temperature for an area
dendrochronology the study of annual growth rings in trees to infer conditions in past environments
dew point the temperature at which water vapor begins, or would begin, to condense
ecosystem a community or group of organisms living and interacting with each other and their environment
evaporation cooling when the evaporation of water lowers the temperature of a liquid or object that it is in contact with
greenhouse effect the process in which the absorption of short wave radiation by the atmosphere heats up a planet
leeward on the side away from, or sheltered from, the wind
permafrost a sublayer of soil that remains frozen year
prevailing winds winds in the lower troposphere that generally flow from the same direction; westerlies are prevailing winds that blow from west to east
rain shadow the side of a mountain that has a dry climate because precipitation falls mainly on the other side
relative humidity the amount of water vapor in the air divided by the amount that would have to be present in the same air to form a cloud or condense on a surface
saturation in air, the presence of the most water vapor possible under existing pressure and temperature
topography the physical features of the land
urban heat island the effect of the built environment of a city, including buildings, asphalt, and concrete, retaining heat and therefore maintaining a higher temperature than surrounding countryside; the city is a comparatively warm island amid cooler surrounds
weather the conditions in the atmosphere at a particular place and time
windward on the side toward, or exposed to, the wind
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