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| weather | Condition of the bottom layer of the earths' atmoshphere in one place over a short period of time. |
| greenhouse affect | When the earths' atmoshpere acts as a greenhouse. It blocks some raditation, and keeps heat from excaping into space too quickly. |
| revolution | One complete orbit of the earth around the sun. |
| tropic of cancer | Where the suns rays are most direct during the summer. |
| spring/ fall equinaoxes | When the suns rays are most direct on the equator. |
| precipitation | Any form of water that falls from the earths atmosphere. |
| evaporation | When water condenses (condensates) into clouds in the earths atmposphere. |
| atmoshphere | A multi-layered band of gases, water vapor, and dust above the earth. |
| rotation | The spinning motion of the earth, like a top, on it's axis. |
| length of a year | It taked 365 1-4 days for the earth to make a complete revolution around the sun. |
| tropic of capricorn | Where the suns rays are most dierect during winter. |
| water cycle(hydrologic cycle) | When water is recycled through the process of precipitaion. |
| frontal precipitation | When two fronts of arir of diferent tempurature colide as the warmer air is forced up and cool air down. |
| influences on climate | Nearby bodies of water, Elevation., andNearby land forms |
| climate | The condition of the bottom layer of the earths atmospher in an are over a long period of time. |
| axis | imaginary line/angle that the earth rotates on. |
| leap year- date | Every four years, there is an extra day in the month of February. |
| summer/ winter solstice | When the official season starts. (June 21, and December 21) |
| convectional precipitation | Occurs when hot humid air rises and cools, losing its ability to hold much water. |
| fronts | Different masses of air. |
| climate zones: (tropical zone) | around the equator and its very hot |
| climate zones: (temperate zone) | between the equator and the polar zones, and is warm, but not very cold or hot. |
| climate zones: (polar zone) | a place that is freezing cold and covered year round with ice. |
