Weather & Climate Flashcards
1
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Climate
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Weather patterns for a region.
2
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Radiant Energy
A
Energy that travels through space, like the sun’s energy traveling to Earth.
3
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Latitude
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Distance of a place north or south of the equator.
4
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Rotation
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Earth spinning on its axis that causes day and night.
5
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Orbit
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A regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one.
6
Q
Convection Current
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The circular movement of fluids (like air or water) caused by the rising of hotter, less dense fluid and the sinking of cooler, more dense fluid.
7
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Atmospheric Movement
A
The Sun heats the air and hot air rises and cool air sinks, creating circular convection currents.
8
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Ocean Currents
A
The Sun heats the water and hot water rises and cool water sinks creating circular ocean currents.
