Ch. 6 Vocab Review

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Average weather of a location over time; long-term atmospheric conditions.

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Climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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Temporary atmospheric behavior; short-term conditions.

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Weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Climate influenced by oceans, stable temp.

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Maritime Climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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Climate with extreme temperature differences between day/night and summer/winter due to distance from water bodies.

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Continental Climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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Dry area on the mountain's leeward side.

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Rain Shadow

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Largest change: oscillation between El Niño & La Niña

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ENSO (El Nino Southern Oscillation)

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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Weather pattern from warming Pacific Ocean near South America.

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El Nino

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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Weather pattern: cooling of ocean surface along tropical Pacific coast of South America.

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La Nina

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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Magma rises through the crust, emerges as lava, and cools into volcanic rock.

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Volcanism

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Cyclical movement related to Earth's orbit: eccentricity, axial tilt, precession.

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Milankovitch Cycles