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| weather | the condition of the bottom layer of the earths atmosphere in one place over a short period of time. |
| atmosphere | a multi-layered band of gases water vapor and dust above the earth. |
| climate | the term used for the weather patterns that an are or region typically experiences over a long period of time |
| greenhouse effect | the sun light that keeps the earth warm enough for things to stay alive. |
| rotation | spinning motion of the earth as it travels through space. |
| axis | invisible line through the center of the earth from pole to pole. |
| tropic of cancer | 23 1/2 N |
| revolution | one complete orbit of the earth around the sun completed 1 revolution every 365 1/4 days. |
| length of a year | the amount of time it takes for a revolution |
| leap year date | every four years the year changes to 366 days to account for the quarter day. |
| tropic of capricorn | 23 1/2 S |
| summer/winter solctices | either of these times of the year when the sun appears right over head at noon to observers at the Tropics. |
| spring/fall equinoxes | when day and night are almost the same length everywhere on earth. |
| climate zones | polar-the coldest zone, tropic, the warmest zone, temperate, the weather varies in this zone |
| precipitation | all the forms of water that fall to earth from the atmosphere, including rain and snow. |
| water cycle | wetlands where the teblies is neat or at the surface |
| convectional precipitation | precipitation that works when clouds move... |
| orographical precipitation | precipitation that works when the clouds move forwards and upwards. |
| fronts | the boundary between two masses of air that differ in density or temperature. |
| frontal precipitation | forward moving precipitation |
| evaporation | change of a liquid into vapor at any temperature below boiling point. |
| 3 influences on climate | latitude, weather, and topography |
