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Temperature Measure of how hot or cold something is.
Humidity Amount of water vapor in the air.
Circulation Large-scale movement of air or water.
Global winds Major wind systems that move air around Earth.
Jet stream Fast-moving, high-altitude wind in the atmosphere.
Atmosphere Layer of gases surrounding Earth.
Ocean Large body of salt water covering most of Earth.
Air mass Large body of air with similar temperature and humidity.
Cold front Boundary where cold air pushes under warm air.
Warm front Boundary where warm air rises over cold air.
Precipitation Water falling from clouds (rain, snow, etc.).
Temperature gradient Difference in temperature over distance.
Hurricane Large rotating tropical storm over warm ocean water.
Thunderstorm Storm with lightning, thunder, heavy rain, and wind.
Convection Heat transfer by movement of fluids (air/water).
Conduction Heat transfer through direct contact.
Radiation Heat transfer through electromagnetic waves.
Pacific Ocean Largest ocean on Earth.
Trade winds (easterlies) Steady winds blowing toward the equator.
Westerlies Winds blowing from west to east in mid-latitudes.
Global impacts Effects that influence the whole planet.
El Niño Period of unusually warm water in the Pacific affecting weather.
La Niña Period of unusually cool Pacific water affecting weather.
Warm ocean current Flow of warm water through the ocean.
Gulf Stream Warm Atlantic current that affects climate.
Coastal regions Areas where land meets the ocean.
Oceanic conveyor belt Global circulation of deep and surface ocean currents.
Coriolis effect Deflection of moving air/water due to Earth’s rotation.
Heat Transfer of thermal energy.
Wind belts Major global wind zones.
Equator Imaginary line around Earth’s middle.
Poles Northernmost and southernmost points on Earth.
Ocean gyres Large circular ocean current systems.
Thermohaline circulation Deep ocean movement driven by temperature and salinity.
Surface temperatures Temperatures at Earth’s surface.
Deep currents Slow-moving ocean currents deep below surface.
Regional climate Climate of a specific area.
Climate zones Areas grouped by typical temperature and moisture patterns.
Maritime Tropical Warm, humid air mass over oceans.
Maritime Polar Cool, moist air mass over oceans.
Continental Tropical Hot, dry air mass over land.
Continental Polar Cold, dry air mass over land.
Continental Arctic Extremely cold, dry air mass from Arctic regions.
Seasons Yearly changes in climate due to Earth’s tilt.
Sea breeze Wind blowing from sea to land during day.
Coastal fog Fog formed when moist ocean air cools near land.
Local climate Climate of a small specific area.
Moisture content Amount of water vapor in air.
Land-sea breezes Wind shifts between land and sea due to heating differences.
]Hadley Cells Tropical atmospheric circulation between equator and 30°.
Upwelling Rising of cold, nutrient-rich water to surface.
Downwelling Sinking of surface water to deeper ocean.
Earth’s rotation Spinning of Earth on its axis.
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