Climate Basics

4. side of mountain that gets very little precipitation and can be desert like
5. Biome near the equator with warm temperatures, wet weather, and lush plant growth
6. The spinning motion of a planet on its axis
7. height above sea level
9. side of the mountain where rain and other weather are expected
11. result of a process by which dry areas develop on the leeward sides of mountain ranges
12. An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles, about which Earth rotates
13. The movement of an object around another object
14. Natural situation in which heat is retained in Earth's atmosphere by carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, and other gases

1. day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere, including temperature, precipitation, and other factors
2. a climate marked by warm, dry summers and cool, rainy winters. We have this climae type in Southern CA.
3. Overall weather in an area over a long period of time
8. These currents carry cold water from polar regions toward the equator and keep coastal regions cool.
10. areas between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; also known as tropics