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The weakening of the trade winds causes a warming of the ocean waters off the coast of the Americas. Causing rain and flooding in South America and drier conditions in Australia.
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The strengthening of the trade winds causing an upwelling of cooler water off the coast of South America. Causing rain and flooding in Australia and SE Asia and drier, cooler conditions in the Americas.
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The time when a planet's poles are most extremely tilted toward or away from the sun it orbits. This time has either the shortest or longest days.
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The time or date (twice each year) at which the sun is directly over the equator. When day and night are of approximately equal length.
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A large system of circulating water currents that are driven by wind, tides, and differences in temperature and salinity
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A type of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than visible light but longer than X-rays
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A natural process that warms the Earth's surface by trapping heat in the atmosphere
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A highly reactive gas composed of three oxygen atoms. It is both a natural and a man-made product that occurs in the Earth's upper atmosphere.
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Chemicals that destroy the ozone layer by releasing chlorine atoms that break down ozone molecules in the stratosphere
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The layer in the stratosphere that absorbs a portion of the radiation from the sun, preventing it from reaching the planet's surface
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