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PCS Earth Science

Chapter 14 Vocabulary - Climate

TermDefinition
climate seasonal pattern of weather conditions in an area over many years; does not change rapidly; the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
climatology study of the climate; climate change and its cause
normal typical; average
polar zone cold climate zone where the sun's rays strike Earth at a very low angle
temperate zone moderate climate zone between the polar zones and the tropics
tropics warm, low-latitude areas near the equator
heat island an area in which the air temperature is generally higher than the temperature of surrounding rural areas
Koeppen Classification System the most widely used classification system that classifies climate using temperature and precipitation; narrowed into six categories; tropical, arid, mesothermal, microthermal, polar, and highland
microclimate environmental conditions within a small area that differs significantly from the climate of the surrounding area
El Nino a warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast of Ecuador at Christmas time; a climate variation that takes place in the tropical Pacific about every 3-7 years for a duration of about one year
Maunder Minimum period of low sunspot activity that corresponded to the Little Ice Age in Europe
season Earth's tilt in combination with its orbit around the Sun cause the ______. A period of the year characterized by particular conditions of weather, and temperature
global warming an increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes); a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect
Ice Age a period of extremely cold temperatures when part of the planet's surface was covered with massive ice sheets
Greenhouse Effect natural situation in which heat is retained in Earth's atmosphere by carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, and other gases
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