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Core concept 3.1/3.6

Ecosystem

TermDefinition
Weather The condition of the air and the shy at a certain time.
Climate Is the average weather of a place in many years.
Precipitation Is water that falls to the ground as rain, sleet, snow , or hail.
Temperature Is measure of how hot or cold the air is.
Polar Zone High Latitudes and very cold.
Tropics Low latitudes and it is usually hot.
Temperate Zones Middle latitudes and have 4 seasons.
Altitude Is the height above sea level.
Water Cycle Is the movement of water on Earth's surface into the atmosphere and back.
Evaporation Is the process in which a liquid changes into a gas.
Intertropical convergence zone/ ITCZ Is the area of rising air near the equator.
Tropical cyclone Is an intense rainstorm with strong winds that forms over oceans in the tropics.
Hurricane Is a cyclone that forms over the Atlantic Ocean.
Tornado Is a swirling funnel of wind that can reachw300 miles (500 km) per hour.
Tropical Wet Combines hot temperatures and heavy rainfall year-round.
Tropical Wet and dry Climates with wet season in summer and a dry season in winter.
Humid Subtropical Climates have year-round precipitation with mild winters and hot summers.
Maritime climates wet year-round with mild winters and cool summers.
Tundra Climates have cool summers and bitterly cold, dry winters.
Semiarid Climate is very dry.
Arid Climate is very dry.
Subartic Climate have limited precipitation and very cold winters.
Deciduous Tree Are trees that loose their leaves.
Coniferous trees Are trees that produce cones to carry seeds.
Savanna Is a park like landscape of grasslands.
Ecosytem Is a group of plants and animals.
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