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Weather & Climate #3
Systems & patterns of atmosphere and ocean
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| climate | the long-term pattern of weather in an area |
| equator | the imaginary line around the middle of earth making 2 hemispheres |
| atmosphere | a layer of gas that surrounds the earth |
| thermal (heat) energy | energy that comes from heat |
| elevation | how high something is above sea level |
| density | the amount of particles packed into a space |
| solar energy | energy from the sun |
| salinity | how much salt a liquid contains (ex. ocean water) |