Earth Science Flashcards
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Convection current
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Is the transfer of the heat through the movement of gas and or a liquid
2
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Equator
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The imaginary line that runs around the middle of earth
3
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Global winds
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A wind that blows in a predictable direction
4
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Land breeze
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The movement of air from land to water
5
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Latitude
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A measure of how far north or south something is from the equator
6
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Sea breeze
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The movement of air from water to land
7
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Spore
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A single cell that can develop into a plant exactly like the one that produced it
8
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Trade winds
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Winds that blow between 30’n latitude and 30’s latitude
9
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Air pressure
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The force put on a given area by the weight of the air above it
10
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Climate
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Average wether condition of a place or regin
