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Question | Answer |
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gulf stream | warm ocean currents pushing along east coast |
weather | the condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place |
climate | weather conditions over a long period of time |
temperature | measurement of heat |
greenhouse effect | the process in which earths atmosphere traps heat energy |
global warming | the process in which earth grows warmer and warmer over a period of time |
cyclones | winds around centers of low atmospheric pressure |
prevailing winds | winds that blow from the same direction most of the time |
doldrums | areas with no prevailing winds |
front | zone of contact between two air masses of wildly different temperatures or moisture levels |
evaporation | process in which liquid turns into gas |
humidity | amount of water vapor in the air |
condensation | the process in which water vapor changes to a gas into little tiny droplets of water |
orographic effect | cooling effect that occurs when air is forced to rise over a mountain, resulting in a wetter windward side and a dryer leeward side |
rain shadow | dryer area on the leeward side of a mountain range |
tornadoes | violent twisting spirals of the air |
hurricanes | most powerful and destructive tropical cyclones |
typhoons | term for hurricanes in the western pacific oceans |
ecosystems | communities of plants and animals |
monsoon | wind system in which winds reverse direction and cause seasons of wet and dry weather |
savannas | areas of tropical grasslands, scattered trees, and shrubs |
arid | dry |
deciduous forests | forests made up of trees that loose their leaves during part of the year |
coniferous forest | forests of core-barring evergreen trees |
permafrost | permanetely frozen soil below the grounds surface |