long-term average weather conditions that occur in a particular region.

water, in liquid or solid form, that falls from the atmosphere

amount of thermal energy needed to raise the temperature of1 kg of a material by 1°C

short term enviro changes

cold period, lasting hundreds to millions of years, during which glaciers cover much of Earth

warm period that occurs during an ice age

wind circulation pattern that changes direction with the seasons

a gas in the atmosphere that absorbs Earth’s outgoing infrared radiation

rise in Earth’s average surface temperature during the past 100 years

an organism that is sensitive to environmental conditions and is one of the first to respond to changes

A measure of cloudiness of water

The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back

Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant

All the water at and near the surface of the earth, 97% of which is in oceans

oceans absorb carbon dioxide but this turns into carbonic acid in the ocean creating MAJOR...PROBLEMS...

Percent of our oxygen that comes from the ocean

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