the condition of the bottom layer of the earths atmosphere in one place over a short period of time

the term used for the weather patterns that an area typically experiences over a long period of time

the spinning motion of the earth, like a top on its axis, as it travels through space

one complete orbit of the Earth around the sun. the earth completes one revolution every 365 1/4 days or one year

either of the two times a year when the sun appears directly overhead at the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn

either of the two times each year,( spring and fall) when day and night are nearly equal length everywhere on earth

all the forms of water that fall to earth from the atmosphere, including rain and snow

the boundary between two masses of air that differ in density or temperature

9 continental climate

the type of climate found in the great central areas of continents in the Northern Hemisphere. characterized by cold, snowy winters and hot or warm summers.

The interaction of plant life, animal life and the physical environment in which they live

the term used to describe a major type of ecosystem that can be found in various regions throughout the world.

Leaf-shedding; a type of tree that sheds its leaves during one season

Cone-bearing; a type of tree able to survive long, cold winter, with long, thin needles rather than leaves.

a type of natural vegetation that is adapted to Mediterranean climates; small evergreen trees and low bushes, or scrub.

a tropical grassland with scattered trees located in the warm lands near the equator.

a temperate grassland characterized by a great variety of grasses.

a dry, treeless plain where temperatures are always cool or cold, and only specialized plants can grow.

a layer of soil just below the earth's surface that stays permanently frozen.

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Chapter 2 Vocab.....

Term	Definition
1 Weather	the condition of the bottom layer of the earths atmosphere in one place over a short period of time
2 climate	the term used for the weather patterns that an area typically experiences over a long period of time
3 rotation	the spinning motion of the earth, like a top on its axis, as it travels through space
4 revolution	one complete orbit of the Earth around the sun. the earth completes one revolution every 365 1/4 days or one year
5 solstice	either of the two times a year when the sun appears directly overhead at the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn
6 equinox	either of the two times each year,( spring and fall) when day and night are nearly equal length everywhere on earth
7 precipatation	all the forms of water that fall to earth from the atmosphere, including rain and snow
8 front	the boundary between two masses of air that differ in density or temperature
9 continental climate	the type of climate found in the great central areas of continents in the Northern Hemisphere. characterized by cold, snowy winters and hot or warm summers.
10 Ecosystems	The interaction of plant life, animal life and the physical environment in which they live
11 Biome	the term used to describe a major type of ecosystem that can be found in various regions throughout the world.
12 Deciduous	Leaf-shedding; a type of tree that sheds its leaves during one season
13 Coniferous	Cone-bearing; a type of tree able to survive long, cold winter, with long, thin needles rather than leaves.
14 Chaparral	a type of natural vegetation that is adapted to Mediterranean climates; small evergreen trees and low bushes, or scrub.
15 Savanna	a tropical grassland with scattered trees located in the warm lands near the equator.
16 Herbivore	a plant-eating animal.
17 Carnivore	a meat-eating animal.
18 Prarie	a temperate grassland characterized by a great variety of grasses.
19 Tundra	a dry, treeless plain where temperatures are always cool or cold, and only specialized plants can grow.
20 Permafrost	a layer of soil just below the earth's surface that stays permanently frozen.

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