SCIENCE - WEATHER AND CLIMATE: PART 2

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Climate is affected by many long-term factors. One of the most widely used systems to classify climate is the ------- ----------- ----------------, which divides global climates into five main types

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Cold temperatures with every month averaging below 10°C. Found in the North and South Poles

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This climate are hot year-round with distinct wet and dry seasons

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These Cimates receive very little rainfall and include deserts.

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These Climates have warm summers and cool winters.

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-- ------- experience more extreme seasonal differences, and polar climates remain cold throughout the year.

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This also plays a major role in climate. Trade winds, or easterlies, blow toward the equator and help move moist air around the tropics.

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This moves from west to east in temperate zones, while this blows cold air from the poles toward the mid-latitudes.

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-- ---------------- move heat across the globe by circulating warm and cold water.

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Warm currents, like the ------------ --------, raise coastal temperatures, while cold currents cool down coastal regions. This interaction between air and water helps distribute heat and moisture across continents.

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