Module 7 Vocabulary Flashcards
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Aphelion
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The point at which the earth is farthest from the sun
2
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Perihelion
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The point at which the earth is closest to the sun
3
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Lines of Longitude
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Imaginary lines that run north and south across the earth
4
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Lines of Latitude
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Imaginary lines that that run east and west across the earth
5
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Coriolis effect
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The way in which the rotation of the earth bends the path of winds, sea currents and objects that fly through different latitudes
6
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Air mass
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A large body of air with relatively uniform pressure, temperature and humidity
7
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Weather front
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A boundary between two air masses
