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31 Cards in this Set
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Weather
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Condition of the atmosphere in one place during a limited period of time.
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Climate
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Weather that an area typically expresses over a long period of time.
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Weather
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Condition of the atmosphere in one place during a limited 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 planets center.
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Climate
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Weather that an area typically expresses over a long period of time.
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Tempurature
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The measure of hot or cold an place is.
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Axis
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An imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole through the planets center.
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Revolution
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When earth goes around the sun.
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Tempurature
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The measure of hot or cold an place is.
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Equinox
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When night and daylight snd nighttime hours are equal
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Revolution
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When earth goes around the sun.
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Tropic of cancer
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A line of latitude that runs 23 degrees north of the equator
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Equinox
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When night and daylight snd nighttime hours are equal
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Solstice
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One of two days on which the sun rays strike directly on the Tropic of Capricorn or Tropic of Cancer marking the beginning of summer or winter
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Tropic of cancer
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A line of latitude that runs 23 degrees north of the equator
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Tropic of capricorn
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A line of latitude that runs 23 degrees south of the equator
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Solstice
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One of two days on which the sun rays strike directly on the Tropic of Capricorn or Tropic of Cancer marking the beginning of summer or winter
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Greenhouse effect
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The capacity of certain gases in the atmosphere to trap heat , thereby warming earth
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Tropic of capricorn
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A line of latitude that runs 23 degrees south of the equator
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Greenhouse effect
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The capacity of certain gases in the atmosphere to trap heat , thereby warming earth
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Global warming
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Gradual warming of the earth and its atmosphere that may be caused in part by pollution and an increase in the greenhouse effect
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Arctic circle
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The parallel of latitude 66 degrees 33 norht of the equator
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Antarctic circle
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The parallel of latitude 66 degrees 33 south of the equator
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Low latitudes
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Between 30 degrees south and 30 dgrees north
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High latitudes
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60 degreese south to 90 dreeges south
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midlatitudes
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between 30 degrees north and 60 degrees north
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Prevailing winds
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Global winds in fairly constant patterns
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Coriolis effect
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Causes prevailing winds to blow diagonally rather than along strict north, south, east, or west lines
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Doldrums
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Global winds that are diverted noth and south leaving a narrow generally windless band.
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Currents
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Cold and warm streams of water.
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El Nino
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It's a periodic change in the pattern of ocean currents, water temp, and weather in mid - pacidc region
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