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Neely Vocab 02 Test

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Water Vapor
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2.
Monsoon
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Permafrost
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Mediterranean Climate
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Tornado
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Tundra
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Canopy
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Water Cycle
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Evaporation
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Aquifer
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Rain Shadow
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Glacier
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Groundwater
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Precipitation
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Condensation
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Local Wind
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Climate
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Current
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Timberline
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El Nino
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Giant slow-moving sheets of ice
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Weather pattern characterized by mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers
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Dry area on the inland side of coastal mountains
D.
Water that falls back to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
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Vast rolling treeless plain in high latitude climates in which only the top few inches of ground thaw in summer
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Water in the form of gas
G.
Seasonal wind that blows over a continent for months at a time
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Water that fills tiny cracks and holes in the rock layers below the earth's surface
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Process in which water moves from the oceans to the air to the ground and then finally back to the oceans
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Process in which the sun's heat turns liquid water into water vapor
K.
Moving streams of water in the world's oceans, which affect the climate of land areas
L.
Usual, predictable patterns of weather in an area over a long period of time
M.
Funnel shaped windstorm that sometimes forms during a severe thunderstorm
N.
Pattern of wind caused by landforms in a particular area
O.
Process in which air rises and cools, which makes the water vapor it holds change back into a liquid
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Umbrella-like covering formed by the tops of trees in a rain forest
Q.
Combination of temperature, wind, and water effects in the Pacific Ocean that causes heavy rains in some areas and drought in others
R.
Elevation along mountains above which no trees grow
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Underground rock layer so rich in water that water actually flows through it
T.
Permanently frozen lower layers of soil in the tundra and subarctic regions
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Low-latitude region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
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Dense forest that receives high amounts of rain each year
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Name for hurrican in Asia
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Long period of extreme dryness and water shortages
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Broad grassland in the tropics with few trees
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Violent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rains
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Partly dry grassland often found on the edges of a desert
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Unpredictable changes in the air that take place over a short period of time
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Pattern of unusual weather in the Pacific Ocean that has the opposite effects of El Nino
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Weather pattern characterized by long, cold, and snowy winters and short, hot summers

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