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core concept 3.1-6
Ecosystem
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| weather | condition outside |
| climate | average weather in many years |
| precipitation | water that falls from the sky |
| temperature | measure of hot and cold |
| polar zones | high latitude:very cold |
| tropics | low latitudes:hot |
| temperate zones | middle latitudes hot summers cold winters |
| altitude | height above sea level |
| water cycle | movement of water from earth to the atmosphere |
| evaporation | when a liquid turns into a gas |
| intertropical convergence zone | area of rising air near the equator |
| tropical cyclone | an intense rain storm |
| hurricane | cyclone that forms over the Atlantic Ocean |
| tornado | a swirling funnel of wind |
| tropical wet | hot temperatures and heavy rainfall |
| tropical wet and dry | wet season and dry season |
| humid subtropical | year-round precipitation |
| maritime | wet year-round mild winters and cool summers |
| subarctic | limited precipitation cool summers and cold winters |
| semiarid | dry climates |
| tundra | cool summers and very cold and dry winters |
| deciduous trees | trees that lose their leaves in the fall |
| coniferous trees | produce cones to create seeds |
| savanna | park like landscape of grasslands |
| ecosystem | animals or plants that depend on each other to live |
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