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science test vocab review
vocab from section 19 (except 19.1)
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7th Grade
10/10/2006

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coriolis effect
Definition
the tendency of an object moving freely over earth's surface to curve away from its path of travel
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jet stream
Definition
bands of swiftly moving winds; shown when isobars appear as wavy lines that stretch across a weather map in an east-west direction
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mid-latitudes
Definition
between latitudes of about 30 and 60 degrees
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itcz (intertropical convergence zone)
Definition
a low pressure zone that forms at the surface in the tropics bc the sun heats the tropics more than other parts of earth
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itcz (intertropical convergence zone)
Definition
a low pressure zone that forms at the surface in the tropics bc the sun heats the tropics more than other parts of earth
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trade winds
Definition
between the doldrums and horse latitudes; warm and relatively steady in direction and speed
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prevailing winds
Definition
winds that blow from the same direction
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monsoons
Definition
winds that change direction seasonally
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local winds
Definition
winds that extend for distances of 100 kilometers or less
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