Climate and Weather Flashcards

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Memorize all the key terms in Climate and Weather with this geography flashcard deck. These cards will help you remember the important climate definitions in no time.
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Weather The state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time.
Climate Weather conditions in a certain area over a long period of time.
Depressions Systems of low pressure
Convection Cell The circulation of an air mass due to pressure differences.
Coriolis Effect The effect of the Earth's rotation on atmospheric systems.
ITCZ Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone
Gyres Patterns of surface ocean currents.
Quaternary The past 2.6 million years
Pleistocene A period of the Quaternary
Holocene A period of the Quaternary
Milankovitch Cycles The Earth's Orbital variations
Mitigation Dealing with the cause of the problem at hand
Adaptation Adapting to changed circumstances
Carbon Capture and Storage Replicating the way in which the Earth stores carbon
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