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Climate Notes
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Geography
7th Grade
10/03/2011

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Weather
Definition
is the day to day change in the air
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cliamte
Definition
is the average weather over many years
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precipitation
Definition
is all the weather such as rain,sleet,hail, and snow that falls to the ground from the atmosphere
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temperature
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is the degree of hotness or coldness of something such as water,or air usually measured with a thermometer
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atmosphere
Definition
is the multi-layered band of gas that surrounds the earth.
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ocean currents
Definition
are fast moving river like flows of water in the ocean created by the earths rotation
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wind patterns
Definition
are ways the wind flows over the earth that are affected by the sun
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windward side
Definition
the side of a mountain which the wind blows
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rain shadow
Definition
the area on the side of a mountain away from the wind that recives little rain
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leeward side
Definition
the side of a mountain away from the wind
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cliamte is influenced by:
Definition
elevation,latitude,winds,ocean currents,largebodies of water.
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weather is primaraly measured by:
Definition
temperature and precipitation
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