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Climate Mastery
STUDY FOR QUIZ
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Climate | The average weather in a place over a long period of time |
| Wind | The movement of air |
| Wind Direction | The compass point from where wind originates |
| Prevailing Wind | The most common wind direction in a region |
| Coriolis Effect | The change of direction of something caused by the rotation of a system |
| Latitude | Invisible lines that just from West to East and used to measure how far North or South an area is. |
| Equator | An invisible line across the middle of the Earth that is 0 degrees latitude and separates the Northern and Southern hemispheres. |
| Ocean Currents | The movement of a large body of water for a very long distance |
| Thermal Energy | The energy that heat gives |