D - Science Word Scramble
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climate | the average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds and clouds in an area |
microclimate | a small area with climate conditions that differ from those around it |
climate region | a large area that has similar climate conditions |
tropical zone | the area near the equator, between 23.5 degrees north latitude & 23.5 degrees south latitude |
polar zones | zones that extends from 66.5 degrees to 90 degrees north latitudes & 66.5 degrees to 90 degrees south latitudes |
temperate zones | the zones that are between the tropical and the polar zones |
marine climates | have relatively mild winters and cool summers; much of the west coasts of North America, South America and Europe have this climate |
continental climates | have more extreme temperatures with cold winters and warm or hot summers; most of Canada, Russia and the central US have this climate |
windward | the side of the mountain that the wind hits |
leeward | the side of the mountain that is downwind and in a rain shadow |
rain forest | forests in which large amounts of rain fall year-round |
savanna | tropical grasslands |
deserts | arid regions |
steppe | semiarid areas |
humid subtropical | climates that are wet and warm, but not as constantly hot as the tropics |
subartic | climates that are north of the humid continental climates; summers are short and cool, winters are long and bitterly cold |
tundra | climate region that stretches across northern Alaska, Canada and Russia |
permafrost | permanently frozen tundra soil |
monsoon | sea and land breezes over a large area that change direction with the seasons |
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