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8th Hardy Climate
8th CLIMATE VOCABULARY LESSON 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| CLIMATE | long term average weather conditions that occur in a particular region |
| MICROCLIMATE | localized climate that is different than climate of the larger area surrounding it |
| PRECIPITATION | water, in liquid or solid form, that falls from the atmosphere |
| RAIN SHADOW | area of low rainfall of the downwind slope of a mountain |
| SPECIFIC HEAT | amount of thermal energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a material by 1c |