| Term | Definition |
|---|
| climate | the long term prevailing weather conditions at a paticular place based upon records taken |
| latitude | the distance form the equator measured in degrees north or south of the equator |
| wind | movement of air within the atmosphere |
| El Nino | a short term periodic change in the location of warm and cold water masses in the Pacific ocean |
| El Nina | a condition in which the water in the eastern Pacific ocean is cooler than usual |
| ozone layer | is an area in the stratosphere where ozone is highly concentrated |
| chlorofluorocarbons | chemical substances the can damage the ozone layer |
| ozone hole | a thinning of the stratospheric ozone tha tcoours over the poles during the spring |
| polar stratospheric clouds | a condition that occurs when the temperature falls below -80 degrees Celsius that results in the formation of high altitude clouds of water and nitriic acid |
| green house | gases that absorb and radiate heat |
| global warming | the predicted increase in the global temperature |
| Kyoto protocol | requires developing countries to decrease emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases by an average of 5 percent below their 1990 levels by 2012 |
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