Chapter 1 Word Scramble
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Word | Definition |
weather | the condition of the air at a given time and place |
precipitation | the moisture that falls from the air--such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail |
temperature | the amount of heat in something such as the air |
climate | the normal pattern of weather in an area over a period of many years |
tropics | the area of warm climates in the low latitudes north and south of the Equator (between 23 1/2 degrees S and 23 1/2 degrees N) |
temperate zones | areas in middle latitudes on either side of the tropics that have warm summers and cold winters (between 23 1/2 degrees S and 66 1/2 degrees S and 23 1/2 degrees N and 66 1/2 degrees N) |
frigid zones | the areas in the high latitudes with long, cold winters and cool summers (between 66 1/2 degrees S and 90 degrees S and 66 1/2 degrees N and 90 degrees N) |
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