Chapter 6 Terms
Chapter 06 - The Earth's Climate & Seasons
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Weather
Climate
Precipitation
Humidity
Cloudiness
Air pressure
Wind
Climatologist
Global atmosphere
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Atmospheric nitrogen
Atmospheric oxygen
Argon
Neon
Helium
Methane
Krypton
Hydrogen
Xenon
Ozone
Trace gases
Ocean of air
Troposphere
Tropopause
Stratosphere
Stratopause
Mesosphere
Mesopause
Thermosphere
Water vapor
Rainbow
Sunset
Tornado
Hailstorm
Typhoon
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Airborne particles
Krakatoa
Forest fires in Canada, late 1940’s
Forest fires throughout Indonesia, 1997
Eruption of Mt. Pinatubo, The Philippines
Eruption of Anatahan, CNMI
Air
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Loess
Salt molecules
Volcanic ash
Rising and falling air
Solar energy
Convection
Convection cell
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George Hadley
Hadley Cell
Evaporation
Transpiration
Relative humidity
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Condensation
Cloud condensation nuclei
Dew point
Air buoyancy
Latent heat
Calorie
Celsius
Kilocalorie
Kilogram
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Barometer
Equatorial low
Subtropical highs
Subpolar lows
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Polar highs
Coriolus Force
General Wind Names
Doldrums
Horse latitudes
Tradewinds
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Typhoon
Hurricane
Cyclone
Willy-Willy
Eye of the storm
Coastal sea breeze
Monsoon
Climates of the World
Latitude
Dry heat
Wet heat
Wet cold
Dry cold
Equatorial belt
Central America
Brazil
Congo
East Indies
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Turkish bath
Sahara Desert
Libyan Desert
Arabian Desert
Great Australian Desert
Peruvian Desert
Egypt
Iraq
Israel
Western United States
Temperate climate
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Sandstorm
Dust storm
Snow storm
Warm front
Cold front
Tornadoes
Siberia
Canada
Greenland
Antarctica
North Pole
South Pole
Blizzard
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
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Monsoon Climate
Tropical monsoon
Mediterranean Climate
Coastal climate
Onshore wind
Offshore wind
Prevailing wind
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Mountain climate
Gobi Desert
Rain shadow
Himalayan Mountains
Atacama Desert
South America
Andes Mountains
Earth’s changing climate
Coal deposit
Tropical forest
Glacier
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Peat moss
England
Global cooling
Global warming
Micronesia’s low-lying atolls
Ozone layer
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Ozone Hole
Chlorinated Fluorocarbons
CFC’s
Earth’s tilt
Reasons for Seasons
Midway points
Equinoxes
Seasons
Summer
Fall
Autumn
Winter
Spring
Wet season
Dry season
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Summer solstice
Winter solstice
Sol
Sun
Sistere
Stand
Equal nights
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
Tropikos
Turn
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