Term | Definition |
weather | condition outside. |
climate | the average weather in many years. |
precipitation | water that falls to the ground as rain,snow,sleet, or hail. |
temperature | is a measure of how could or hot the air is. |
polar zones | are areas north of the arctic. |
high latitudes | areas north of the arctic circle and south of the antarctic circle |
tropics | areas between the tropic of cancer and tropic of Capricorn |
low latitudes | the sun is over head or nearly overhead all year long. |
temperate zones | they have a hot summer, a cold winter, and a moderate spring and fall. |
middle latitudes | are the areas between the high and low latitudes. |
altitudes | is above the sea level. |
water cycle | is the moment of water from earths surface |
evaporation | is the process in which a liquid turns into a gas. |
inter tropical convergence zone | is the area of rising air near the equator. |
tornado | a swirling funnel of win |
tropical cyclone | is an intense rain storm with strong winds. |
hurricane | is a cyclone that forms over the Atlantic |
tropical wet | climates combined hot temperatures. |
tropical wet and dry | are climates with a wet season |
humid subtropical | climates have year round precipitation with mild winters and hot summers. |
maritime | climates are wet year round, with mild winters and cool summers. |
tundra | climates have cool summers and bitterly cold dry winters |
deciduous trees | trees that lose their leaves in the fall |
coniferous trees | are trees that produce cones to carry seeds. |
savanna | is a park like land scape of grasslands with scattered trees that can survive dry spells. |
ecosystem | is a group of plant and animals that depend on each other to survive. |