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conccept 3.1-6
ecosystem
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| weather | condition outside. |
| climate | the average weather in many years. |
| precipitation | water that falls to the ground as rain,snow,sleet, or hail. |
| temperature | is a measure of how could or hot the air is. |
| polar zones | are areas north of the arctic. |
| high latitudes | areas north of the arctic circle and south of the antarctic circle |
| tropics | areas between the tropic of cancer and tropic of Capricorn |
| low latitudes | the sun is over head or nearly overhead all year long. |
| temperate zones | they have a hot summer, a cold winter, and a moderate spring and fall. |
| middle latitudes | are the areas between the high and low latitudes. |
| altitudes | is above the sea level. |
| water cycle | is the moment of water from earths surface |
| evaporation | is the process in which a liquid turns into a gas. |
| inter tropical convergence zone | is the area of rising air near the equator. |
| tornado | a swirling funnel of win |
| tropical cyclone | is an intense rain storm with strong winds. |
| hurricane | is a cyclone that forms over the Atlantic |
| tropical wet | climates combined hot temperatures. |
| tropical wet and dry | are climates with a wet season |
| humid subtropical | climates have year round precipitation with mild winters and hot summers. |
| maritime | climates are wet year round, with mild winters and cool summers. |
| tundra | climates have cool summers and bitterly cold dry winters |
| deciduous trees | trees that lose their leaves in the fall |
| coniferous trees | are trees that produce cones to carry seeds. |
| savanna | is a park like land scape of grasslands with scattered trees that can survive dry spells. |
| ecosystem | is a group of plant and animals that depend on each other to survive. |