6th Grade Climate Flashcards

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Altitude

Back

Height above sea-level.

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Climate

Back

The weather pattern of an area over

a long period of time.

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Equator

Back

An imaginary line circling Earth halfway

between the North and South poles.

It divides the Earth into the Northern and

Southern Hemisphere.

Front

Latitude

Back

Imaginary lines that

measure distance in degrees

North and South of the equator.

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Longitude

Back

The distance East or West of the

Prime Meridian measured by a set of

imaginary lines.

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Ocean Currents

Back

Rivers running through the oceans.

Front

Polar Climate

Back

Cold all year long.

Front

Precipitation

Back

Moisture that falls from the sky in the

form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail.

Front

Prime Meridian

Back

The line of longitude marked 0 degrees

on the map that runs through Greenwich

England and separates the Eastern and

Western Hemisphere.

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Temperate Climate

Back

Has 4 seasons.

Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall