Vocabulary Definitions

Cause

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An event or process that leads to a result or change.

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Climate

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General weather patterns over a long period of time.

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Energy

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The ability to make things move or change.

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Climatology

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The study of weather patterns over a long period of time.

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Continent

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Any of Earth's main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America.

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Effect

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A result or change that happens because of an event or process.

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El Nino

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A climate pattern where water near the equator gets hotter than usual and affects the weather around the world; El Nino happens in the Pacific Ocean.

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Equator

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The imaginary line that divides Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres.

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Gyre

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A giant pattern of moving water that spans whole oceans and moves water from place to place in a circle.

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Latitude

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The distance of a place North or South of Earth's equator.

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