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concept 3.1-6
ecosystems
Term | Definition |
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weather | outside,condition,air,sky. |
climate | the average weather over the years. |
precipitation | water that falls to the ground, snow, rain, sleet, or hail. |
temperature | how hot or cold of the air. |
water cycle | movement of the water from earth's surface. |
evaporation | liquid changes to gas. |
polar zones/high latitudes | very cold. |
tropics/low latitudes | very hot. |
temperate zones/middle latitudes | between low and high latitudes. |
altitude | above sea level. |
tropical cyclone | rainstorm with strong wind forms over oceans in tropics. |
hurricane | cyclone forms over atlantic ocean, causes lots of damage. |
tornado | swirling funnel of wind that can reach 300 miles per hour. |
intertropical convergence zone | the area of rising air near the equator. |
tropical wet | hot temperature and heavy rainfall year round. |
tropical wet and dry | wet season in summer, dry season in the winter. |
humid subtropical | |
maritime |