Weather and Climate terms

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What is climate?

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Weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.

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What causes differences in air pressure?

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Uneven heating of the earth.

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What factors affect climate?

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Latitude, elevation, and proximity to bodies of water.

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What causes wind?

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Differences in air pressure.

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What happens to air temperatures with increasing CO2 levels?

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Air temperatures will be warmer.

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What is weather?

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The condition of the atmosphere at any given time and place.

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What is precipitation?

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Any form of water, liquid or solid, that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface.

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What is humidity?

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The amount of water vapor present in the air.

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What is the greenhouse effect?

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The warming of the Earth's surface due to the trapping of heat by greenhouse gases.

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What is a weather front?

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A boundary separating two masses of air of different densities.