a slow-moving river of ice hundreds or thousands of meters deep, glaciers are found in mountain valleys and also form parts of ice sheets

the weather conditions that typically exist in one area, in general, or over a long period

a tiny solid or liquid particle suspended in air or as a gas; aerosols can be natural, such as fog or gas from volcanic eruptions, or artificial, such as smoke from burning fossil fuels

the rainwater that runs off of land into rivers, lakes and the seas, but as that water travels through soils, it picks up bits of dirt and chemicals that it will later deposit as pollutants in streams, lakes and seas

a group of parallel mountain ranges that run roughly 500 kilometers (300 miles) across Asia

the part of the globe covered by Europe and Asia

a fast-flowing, high-altitude air current, on Earth, the major jet streams flow from west to east in the mid-latitude regions of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

a flat area of land, high above sea level, sometimes referred to as “tableland;” several of its edges tend to be steeply sloped (cliffs)

a region that falls within the Arctic Circle; it’s a region dominated by snow cover much of the year

long-term, significant change in the climate of Earth; it can happen naturally or in response to human activities, including the burning of fossil fuels and clearing of forests

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Glacier	a slow-moving river of ice hundreds or thousands of meters deep, glaciers are found in mountain valleys and also form parts of ice sheets
Climate	the weather conditions that typically exist in one area, in general, or over a long period
Aerosol	a tiny solid or liquid particle suspended in air or as a gas; aerosols can be natural, such as fog or gas from volcanic eruptions, or artificial, such as smoke from burning fossil fuels
Runoff	the rainwater that runs off of land into rivers, lakes and the seas, but as that water travels through soils, it picks up bits of dirt and chemicals that it will later deposit as pollutants in streams, lakes and seas
Karakoram	a group of parallel mountain ranges that run roughly 500 kilometers (300 miles) across Asia
Eurasia	the part of the globe covered by Europe and Asia
Jet Stream	a fast-flowing, high-altitude air current, on Earth, the major jet streams flow from west to east in the mid-latitude regions of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
Plateau	a flat area of land, high above sea level, sometimes referred to as “tableland;” several of its edges tend to be steeply sloped (cliffs)
Arctic	a region that falls within the Arctic Circle; it’s a region dominated by snow cover much of the year
Climate Change	long-term, significant change in the climate of Earth; it can happen naturally or in response to human activities, including the burning of fossil fuels and clearing of forests

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