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Ch. 2 Vocab.

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Weather. The condition of the bottom layer of the earth's atmosphere in one place over a short period of time.
Climate. The term used for the weather patterns that an area typically experiences over a long period of time.
Rotation. The spinning motion of the earth, like a top on its axis, as it travels through space.
Revolution. One complete orbit of the earth around the sun. The earth completes one revolution every 365 1/4 days, or one year.
Solstice. Either of the two times a year when the sun appears directly overhead at the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
Equinox. Either of the two times each year (spring and fall) when day and night are nearly equal length everywhere on Earth.
Precipitation. All the forms of water that fall to earth from the atmosphere, including rain and snow.
Front. The boundary between two masses of air that differ in density and temperature.
Continental climate. The type of climate found in the great central areas of continents in the Northwestern Hemisphere; characterized by cold, snowy winters and warm or hot summers.
Ecosystem. The interaction of plant life, animal life, and the physical environment in which they live.
Biome. The term used to describe a major type of ecosystem that can be found in various regions throughout the world.
Deciduous. Leaf-shedding; a type of tree that sheds its leaves during one season.
Coniferous. Cone-bearing; a type of tree able to survive long, cold winters, with long, thin needles rather than leaves.
Chaparral. A type of natural vegetation that is adapted to Mediterranean climates; small evergreen trees and low bushes, or scrub.
Savanna. A tropical grassland with scattered trees, located in warm lands near the Equator.
Herbivore. A plant-eating animal.
Carnivore. A meat-eating animal.
Prairie. A temperate grassland characterized by a great variety of grasses.
Tundra. A dry, treeless plain where temperatures are always cool or cold and only specialized plants can grow.
Permafrost. A layer of soil just below the Earth's surface that stays permanently frozen.
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