T3W6 Vocab Review

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The system on Earth that contains all of the liquid and frozen water on Earth's surface as well as groundwater below the surface and water vapor in the atmosphere.

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hydrosphere

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The system of gases that surrounds Earth

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atmosphere

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The various patterns of movement of water and air driven by interactions among the geosphere (land), hydrosphere (water), and atmosphere (air), with inputs of energy from the sun

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weather

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A volume of air defined by its temperature and water vapor content; cover many hundreds or thousands of miles

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air mass

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A mature tropical cyclone that develops the Northeast Pacific Ocean, east of the dateline, or the North Atlantic Ocean.

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hurricane

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Horizontal and vertical streams of circulation in ocean waters that are produced by gravity, wind friction, temperature differences, and water density variation in different parts of the ocean; move in predictable patterns around Earth

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ocean current

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An intense circular storm that originates over warm tropical oceans and is characterized by low atmospheric pressure, high winds (74 mph or greater), and heavy rain.

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tropical cyclone

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A mature tropical cyclone that develops over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean

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typhoon

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Result that occurs when a rocky, metallic, or icy body that had been orbiting the Sun passes through the atmosphere and hits the Earth's surface.

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meteor impact

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The weather conditions prevailing in an area over multiple decades.

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climate