Oceans, Atomsphere, and Climate Vocab

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Cause

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an event or process that leads to a result or change

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Climate

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General weather patterns over a long period.

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Climatology

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Study of weather patterns over a long period.

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Continent: any of Earth's main continuous land areas (e.g., Africa, Asia, North America)

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any of Earth's main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America

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Effect

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A result or change due to an event or process.

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El Nino

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A climate pattern where equatorial water gets hotter than usual, affecting global weather.

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Energy: ability to make things move or change

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the ability to make things move or change

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Equator

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Imaginary line dividing Earth into northern and southern hemispheres.

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gyre

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a giant pattern of moving water that spans whole oceans and moves water from place to place

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Latitude

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Distance north or south of Earth's equator.