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Weather & Climate #3
Systems & patterns of atmosphere and ocean
Question | Answer |
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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) |