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30 Cards in this Set
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Weather
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The condition of the atmosphere in one place during a limited period of time.
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Climate
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The term for weather patterns that an area typically experiences over a long period of time.
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Axis
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An imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole through the planet's center.
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Temperature
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The measure of how hot or cold a place is.
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Revolution
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One trip around the sun.
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Equinox
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"Equal Night"
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Tropic of Cancer
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Located at 23 1/2 degees North. The northernmost point on the Earth to recieve the direct rays of the sun.
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Solstice
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Marks the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Tropic of Capricorn
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Located at 23 1/2 degrees South.
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Greenhouse Effect
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Without the Greenhouse effect, the Earth would be too cold for most living things.
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Global Warming
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Is believed to be caused in part of human activities, such as the burning of coal, oil, and natural gas.
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Artic Circle
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Latitude 66 1/2 degrees North. Experiences continuous daylight of twilight.
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Antartic Circle
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Latitude of 66 1/2 degrees South. Experiences daylight or twilight for the other 6 months of the year.
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High Latitudes
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The Earths polar areas, which stretch from 60 N to 90 N and from 60 S to 90 S
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Low Latitudes
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Between 30 s and 30 N.
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Midlatitudes
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Between 30 N and 60 N in the Northern Hemisphere and between 30 S and 60 s in the southern Hemisphere.
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Prevailing Winds
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Global winds that blow in fairly constant patterns.
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Coriolis Effect
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Causes prevailings winds to blow diagonally rather than along strict north-south or east-west directions.
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Doldrums
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A narrow generally windless band.
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Currents
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Cold and warms streams of water that move through water.
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El Nino
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A periodic change in the pattern of ocean currents, water temperatures, and weather in the mid-Pacific Region.
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Tropics
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Low latitudes where tropical climates are found.
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Sahara
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Extends over almost the entire northern 1/3 of the African Continent.
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Oasis
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An area of lush vegatation.
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Coniferous
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Trees; Most of which are Evergreens, have cones.
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Decidous
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Trees; Most of which have broad leaves, change color and drop their leaves in Autumn.
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Prairies
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Inland grasslands.
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Permafrost
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Permantly frozen subsoil.
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Hypothesis
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A scientific explination.
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Smog
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A visible chemical haze in the atmosphere that endangers people's health.
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