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VOLCANO:a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass

object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to
escape from a magma chamber below the surface.

WEATHER:the state of the atmosphere at a place and time

as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain,

WEATHERING:Weathering is the deterioration of rocks,

soils and minerals as well as wood and artificial materials through
contact with water, atmospheric gases, and biological organisms

WIND VANE:A wind vane definition is an instrument that

measures the direction from which the wind is blowing.

ULTRAVIOLET RAYS:Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a

form of non-ionizing radiation that is emitted by the sun and
artificial sources, such as tanning beds.

EL NIñO:the warm phase of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation

and is associated with a band of warm ocean water that develops in
the central and east-central equatorial Pacific, including the area off
the Pacific coast of South America

LA NINA:IS a weather pattern that occurs in the Pacific

Ocean. In this pattern, strong winds blow warm water at the ocean's
surface from South 
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CORIOLIS EFFECT: is an inertial or fictitious force

that acts on objects in motion within a frame of reference that
rotates

MOUNTAIN RANGES:a series of mountains or

mountain ridges closely related in position and direction compare
orogen.

PRECIPITATION:is any liquid or frozen water that

forms in the atmosphere and falls back to the earth. It comes in many
forms, like rain, sleet, and snow.

ALTITUDE:the height of an object or point in relation to sea

level or ground level.

GREENHOUSE:a glass building in which plants are

grown that need protection from cold weather.

GREENHOUSE EFFECT: is a process that occurs

when gases in Earth's atmosphere trap the Sun's heat. This process
makes Earth much warmer

CLIMATE CHANGE:is a long-term change in the

average weather patterns that have come to define Earth's local,
regional and global climates. These changes have a broad range of
observed effects that are synonymous with the term.
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