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Geography
Weather & Climate
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Climate | An average of weather patterns in a particular location over an extended amount of time. |
| Weather | State of the atmosphere at a particular place at a particular time. This is what we experience when we walk outside, i.e. it is going to rain today. |
| Warm air vs. Cold air (moisture and stability) | |
| Explain thunderstorm development | |
| Define El Niño | |
| Define La Niña | |
| Latitude — how measured, reference line | |
| Longitude— how measured, reference line | |
| Atmosphere layers/composition | |
| Radar vs. Satellite | |
| Paleoclimatology |