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2. 2 1-5 Conditions in a particular place Over a long period of time

3. 3 Climate

4. 4 1-10 Rain, Sleet, Snow Hail

5. 5 Precipitation

6. 6 1-15 Days and Nights all over world are Equal

7. 7 EQUINOX

8. 8 1-20 Conditions in atmosphere at a particular place and time

9. 9 WEATHER

10. 10 1-25 L O N G E S T & shortest Days of the year

11. 11 SOLSTICE

12. 12 2 - 5 Commonly called “heat showers” in Texas

13. 13 Convectional

14. 14 2- 10 This type of Rainfall is commonly associated with mountainous areas

15. 15 OROGRAPHIC

16. 16 2- 15 Land on the leeward side of a mountain

17. 17 RAIN SHADOW

18. 18 2- 20 These form quickly without warning Wind, rain, hail, calm then ??????

19. 19 TORNADO

20. 20 2- 25 Storms that form over warm Tropical ocean waters

21. 21 HURRICANE

22. 22 3- 5 Heavy snowstorm with winds of 35 + mph

23. 23 BLIZZARD

24. 24 3- 10 Bending of winds in N & S hemispheres

25. 25 Coriolis Effect

26. 26 3-15 Warming of waters off coast of South America that affects weather in N America

27. 27 EL NINO

28. 28 3- 20 Transfer of heat in atmosphere by upward motion of air

29. 29 CONVECTION

30. 30 3- 25 Long period without rain or minimal rainfall

31. 31 DROUGHT

32. 32 4 - 5 Gasses trapped in atmosphere causing warming temperatures on earth

33. 33 GREENHOUSE EFFECT

34. 34 4 - 10 Flat, treeless, lands that ring The Arctic Circle

35. 35 TUNDRA

36. 36 4 - 15 Where subsoil is constantly FROZEN

37. 37 PERMAFROST

38. 38 4 - 20 Ecosystem of a Region

39. 39 BIOME

40. 40 4 - 25 Interdependent community of Plants and Animals

41. 41 ECOSYSTEM

42. 42 5- 5 Needleleaf trees Pine, Fir, Cedar

43. 43 CONIFEROUS

44. 44 5- 10 Term used to identify grasslands in N Hemisphere

45. 45 STEPPE

46. 46 5- 15 Broadleaf trees Maple, Oak, Cottonwood

47. 47 DECIDUOUS

48. 48 5- 20 When water spreads over Land Not normally covered by water

49. 49 FLOOD

50. 50 5- 25 Flat, grassy mostly treeless Plains in Africa

51. 51 SAVANNA