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Long-term average weather conditions that occur in a particular region.
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Change Any change in Earth's climate, including global trends in warming, cooling, precipitation, wind directions, and other related measures.
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Warming An increase in the average temperature of Earth's surface.
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Ages Lasting cold periods when glaciers and ice sheets cover much of the Earth.
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The warm periods that occur between ice ages.
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A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere.
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A meteoroid that passes through the atmosphere and hits Earth's surface.
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Cycle The flow & exchange of carbon between Earth's atmosphere, geosphere, and hydrosphere.
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Gases Gases in Earth's atmosphere that trap heat near the surface
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the removal of large areas of forests for human purposes.
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the development of towns and cities on previously natural areas.
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Bleaching A phenomenon in which algae inside corals die, causing the corals to turn white.
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Radiation Transmission of energy from the sun in the form of electromagnetic waves.
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A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon.
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part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
