Unit 6- Ocean, Atmosphere, and Climate (Vocabulary Cards)

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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 of time

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climatology

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the study of weather patterns over a long period of time

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continent

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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 that happens because of an event or process

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El Niño

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a climate pattern where water near the equator gets hotter than usual and affects the weather around the world; El Niño happens in the Pacific Ocean

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energy

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the ability to make things move or change

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equator

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the imaginary line that divides Earth into northern and southern hemispheres (halves)

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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 in a circle

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insolation

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energy from the sun