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Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| prevailing westerlies | global winds that move from east to west |
| cumulus | a cloud formation in fair weather |
| culumulonimbus | a dark cloud with heavy precipitation ( stormy 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 |
| deciduous | trees that shed their leaves (usually in the fall) |
| coniferous | trees that DO NOT shed their leaves |
| Front | a boundary seperating cold air |
| photosynthesis | the process of plants making their own food |
| transport system | these are systems found in multi-celled organisms such as the respiratory system. It is because the cells can't exchange gases with the outside enviroment |
| Example | in order for our cells to get oxygen from the outside, we need to breathe oxygen. |
| first graph | slowly speeding up |
| second graph | speeding up at a constant rate |
| third graph | slowing down at a constant rate |
| fourth graph | slowly slowing down |