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Climates of Earth
Term | Definition |
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climate | climates is a long-term average weather |
rain shadow | an area of low rainfall on the downwind slope of a mountain is called a rain shadow |
specific heat | specific heat is the amount of thermal energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a material by 1`C |
microclimate | a microlimate is a localized climate that is different from the climate larger area surrounding it |
ice age | Ice age are cold periods lasting millions of years when glaciers cover much of Earth |
interglacial | interglacials the worm periods that occur during ice age |
southern oscillation | the combined ocean and atmospheric cycle that results in weak end trade winds across the Pacific ocean southern oscillation |
monsoon | a monsoon is a wind circulation pattern that changes direction with the seasons |
drought | a drought is a period with below-average precipitation |