Flashcard: Ch 13 Vocab

Front

Overall weather in an area over time:

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Climate

Front

Distance north/south of the equator:

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Latitude

Front

Short-term change in warm/cold water in the Pacific Ocean; warm phase of the cycle.

Back

El Nino

Front

Climate event in the eastern Pacific with colder surface waters. Cold phase of the cycle.

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La Nina

Front

Winds blowing in the same direction over large areas are called:

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Prevailing Winds

Front

Chemicals that can destroy the ozone (e.g., hair spray, refrigeration)

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Clorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

Front

Surface light reflection ability:

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Albedo

Front

Thin clouds of ice crystals from water vapor in the stratosphere

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Polar Stratosphere Clouds (PSCs)

Front

Balance of solar energy in and out of space

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Earth's Energy Budget

Front

Thinning of stratospheric ozone over the poles in spring

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Ozone Hole