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Weather & Climate
5.8A-Weather and Climate
Term | Definition |
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Typical | Usual, average, or normal. |
Data | Factual information gathered and organized for analysis. |
Generalization | A rule or pattern based on facts. |
Trend | To develop in a general direction, such as a pattern of increasing or decreasing. |
Seasons | Weather patterns during certain parts of the year, caused by Earth’s tilt in relation to the Sun. |
Weather | Condition of the air outdoors, such as temperature, cloud cover, wind speed and precipitation. |
Precipitation | Snow, sleet, hail, or rain that falls from clouds in the sky. |
Climate | Average weather conditions in a region over a long period of time. |
Temperature | How hot or cold something is. |
Humidity | The amount of water vapor in the air. |
Hydroelectric Energy | Energy from moving water. |
Biofuel or Biomass | Energy from once living material. |
Solar Energy | Energy from the Sun. |
Geothermal Energy | Energy from the heat in Earth’s core. |
Wind Energy | Energy from moving air. |
Erosion | Process that moves sediments from one place to another (takes it). |
Deposition | When sediments are deposited (dropped off). |
Cementation | Minerals stick sediments together like glue or cement. |
Compaction | When sediments are buried deep under layers, the pressure smashes them together in a process called ‐‐‐‐‐. |
Weathering | The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces called sediments (breaks it). |