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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| prevailing westerlies | global winds that move from west to east |
| cumulus | a cloud formation in fair weather |
| cumulonimbus | a dark cloud with heavy precipitation (storm cloud) |
| conduction | when heat or electricity travels through an object (a hot handle of a pan a cord plugged into the wall) |
| convection | when hot air/water rises and cold air/water sinks |
| transpiration | when plants push water out of their leaves to be evaporated by the sun |
| el nino | a series or climate changes around the globe |
| decidous | trees that shed their leaves (usually in the fall) |
| coniferous | trees that DO NOT shed their leaves |
| front | a boundary separating warm and cold air |
| photosynthesis | the process of plants making their own food |
| transport systems | these are systems found in multi celled organisms such as the respiratory system. it is because the cells cant exchange gases with the outside environment. |
| mass | how much matter is in an object (objects with more force to stop!!!!) |
| friction | forces that stop an object from moving |
| gravity | the force that fulls object toward the center of an object toward the center of an object |
| thermal energy | energy that comes from heat |
| radiation | the ability for heat energy to travel through air |
| multi | organisms you can see without a microscopic item.they have many cells including transport systems. |
| single | one cell.it does not have transport system it carries out all the basic life processes . |