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1
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what is climate

A

long term average of weather conditions

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what is weather

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the day to day outside condition

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what are the five spheres that make up the earths system

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atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, cryosphere

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what is the atmosphere

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the air around us

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what is the biosphere

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everything organic

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what is the hydrosphere

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liquid water

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what is the cryosphere

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frozen water in snow, ice, and glaciers

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what is the lithosphere

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earth’s outermost layer

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what is the factor that influences climate

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latitude

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where is the solar radiation most intense on earth

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equator

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at what degrees do the sun rays hit earth’s surface at the tropic zone

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90 degrees

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at what degrees do the sun rays hit the earth’s surface at the temperature son

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45 degrees

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what degrees do the sun rays hit earth’s surface in the polar zone

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30 degrees

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what zone are we in

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temperate zone

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maritime climate

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a climate that is strongly affected by an ocean

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continental climate

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a climate that is not directly affected by an ocean

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sea breeze

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blows fron over water toward land in the afternoon

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what other factors determine climate

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precipitation, mountains, water

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what is the windward side on a mountain range

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the air is cool and wet and there is a lot of vegetation

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what is it like on the leaward side

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little vegetation, warm and dry

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what is a land breeze

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when air from the land goes to the water

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what climate and type of vegetation does Lamar Colorado have

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we have a warm and semi- and grassland

23
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an increase in the average temperatures of earths near surface air and oceans

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global warning

24
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the warning of the pacific ocean off the coast of western south america that occurs every 3 to 10 years

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el nino

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