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6a
Climate
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Science
11th Grade
04/17/2011

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 what 's Climate?

 

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Definition
is the long-term average of a region’s weather and depends on many factors.
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solar energy

 

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Definition
radiant light and heat from the sun, has been harnessed by humans since ancient times using a range of ever-evolving technologies.
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what 's Evaporation?
Definition
- a type of vaporization of a liquid that occurs only on the surface of a liquid.
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precipitation
Definition
-is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravity.
Term
why evaporation and precipitation also transfer energy between the atmosphere and oceans?
Definition
-because energy is absorbed when water evaporates and is released when water condenses.
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