Chapter 5 Lesson 5 - What is climate?
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hydrosphere
All the water on earth
latitude
Distance north or south of the equator
climate
Overall weather in an area over a long period of time
elevation
The height of land above sea level
ocean current
a movement of ocean water that follows a regular pattern
infer
conclude from evidence
weather
conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time
temperate zone
moderate climate zone between the polar zones and the tropics
prevailing winds
strong winds that occur regularly in a certain place
equatorial
the zone that receives the strongest sunlight
polar zone
the zones that receives the weakest sunlight
tropical zone
warm climate zone that receives direct or nearly direct sunlight year round
