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Climates&Ecosystems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| weather | condition of the air and sky at a certain time and place |
| climate | average weather of a place over many years |
| tropics | area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; also known as low latitudes |
| temperate zone | area between the high and low latitudes; also known as middle latitudes |
| water cycle | the movement of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back again |
| prevailing winds | the wind that most frequently blows across a particular region |
| tropical cyclone | intense rainstorm with strong winds that forms over tropical oceans |
| biome | a region made up of similar ecosystems and communities of plants and animals |
| ecosystem | group of plants and animals that depend on each other and their environment for survival |
| reverse | to turn in the opposite direction |
| moderate | not extreme |