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Term Definition
Climate the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
Atmosphere the mass of air surrounding the Earth
Greenhouse Gases gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, water vapor, and ozone in the atmosphere which are involved in the greenhouse effect.
Glaciers frozen pieces of ice (polar ice caps)
Solar Energy energy that comes from the light/heat of the sun
Precipitaion any form of water that falls from the sky or from a cloud
Ecosystem all the living and nonliving things that interact in a particular area
Ice Streams a fast - moving section of a continental glacier
Ice Cap a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak)
Fossil Fuels coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals.
Industrial Revolution the greatly increased output of machine-made goods that began in england in the middle 1700's
Devolped Country a wealthy country with an advanced economy.
Icebergs masses of ice that float in the ocean
Census a period count of the population
BIOME a very large ecosystem such as a desert, forest, wetland, or grassland
GLOBAL WARMING the gradual increase in the temperature or Earth's surface over time
GREENHOUSE GASES the process by which gases in the atmosphere trap heat from the sun and keep it close to Earth's surface
ICE SHELF a large floating sheet of ice that is attached to the coast

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Created June 3, 2008
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