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What is the atmosphere?
the layer of air that surrounds Earth
what is the layer of air that surrounds Earth?
The atmosphere
What is a climate?
the pattern of weather over a long period
what is the pattern of weather over a long period?
The climate
What does it mean to condense
to lose heat and change from a vapor or gas into a liquid. Moisture, or water vapor, in the air _______ to form rain.
what does it mean to condense?
to lose heat and change from a vapor or gas into a liquid. Moisture, or water vapor, in the air ______ to form rain.
what does it mean to lose heat and change from a vapor or gas into a liquid. Moisture, or water vapor, in the air ______ to form rain.
to condense
what is convection
the movement, or transfer, of heat through a gas or liquid
what is the movement, or transfer, of heat through a gas or liquid
convection
What is the Coriolis effect
the curving pattern of wind and ocean currents caused by Earth’s rotation
what is the curving pattern of wind and ocean currents caused by Earth’s rotation
the Coriolis effect
what is a current
the steady movement of air or water due to convection
what is the steady movement of air or water due to convection
A current
What is El Niño?
a warm ocean current that flows off the west coast of South America every few years. An ______ event changes weather patterns around the world. It may also cau
what is a warm ocean current that flows off the west coast of South America every few years. An ______ event changes weather patterns around the world. It may also cau
El Niño
what is the eye of a hurricane?
the calm area at the center of a hurricane or other tropical cyclone
