Name _______________________________ Period ______ Weather and climate are the two major abiotic (nonliving) factors responsible for determining the major geographic ecosystems called biomes. Search the web and give a definition of weather: The state of the atmosphere with respect to wind‚ temperature‚ cloudiness‚ moisture‚ pressure‚ etc. Search the web and give a definition of climate: the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region‚ as temperature‚ air pressure‚ humidity
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extinction in some animals like the polar bears and the melting of the Arctic that causes sea levels to rise. Global warming would also cause extreme weather like hurricane Katrina and more frequent and harsher droughts. The warming of the Earth would also bring more disease caring insects to migrate north: bringing plague and disease with them. The extreme weather causes millions of dollars in damage and the diseases cost money to treat and control. The changes in Earth’s temperature would cause the Arctic
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the Contractor (FOUND) do However‚ the Contractor (FOUND) may claim the “loss and expense” under common law due to delay caused by the adverse weather if he can prove that the earlier delay due to the fault of the engineer was the reason why in a later stage the progress was affected by adverse weather and so‚ had there been no earlier delay‚ the weather will not delay the
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Pompeii ate bread ‚ but there would of been a lot of competition between the bakers. Pompeii was close to the sea so there were fisherman‚ but the fisherman weren’t poor they made a good living and were prosperous. Climate Spring brings the best weather to Pompeii. In March‚ April and May‚ the high temperatures reach between 60 and 70 degrees F during the day. Pompeii’s rainy season is over by March‚ and temperatures are cool However‚ springtime in Pompeii can bring crowds of visitors‚ although they
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monsoon season as they waited for the sun to appear. Arriving in paradise during the rainy season is not advisable if you are planning to spend some time in the sunshine. But‚ as I soon discovered‚ if your aim is having a good time‚ whatever the weather‚ Mauritius comes to the party. And then
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Two pets in the same household; Two pieces of technology or equipment that you tried; Two places that are special for you in various ways; Two stages of a person’s life; Two ways of losing weight: one healthy‚ the other dangerous; Volcanoes and Earthquakes; Weeds to flowers; William Shakespeare with William Wordsworth; Your best birthday to your worst birthday; Your happiest day to your saddest day; A big college campus to a small college campus; A female friend and a male friend; A good
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did she. As the weather became warmer‚ more flowers grew all over her branches‚ until she became the most beautiful cherry blossom in her park. One day though‚ she looked around and noticed the ground was littered with something. As the wind blew the soft pink petals up around her trunk‚ she saw‚ horrified‚ the petals of the trees around her littering the ground. Panicked‚ she held her flowers‚ holding stiff with every breeze‚ not relaxing a single bit in the beautiful weather. The trees around
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tropical cyclone and that it was moving closer to Mindanao‚ as of now the Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental was having the weather disturbances that has a possible effect on Mindanao‚ where anticipated the strong wind coming from the northeast together with moderate to rough seas. On Tuesday and Wednesday Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental are having the cloudy weather with occasional moderate to heavy rains (3 mm to 10 mm per hour). In its 5 p.m. in the afternoon forecast‚ Philippine Atmospheric
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Every spring‚ when the weather is cold‚ I remember when I was a little girl (almost seven years old). I lived with my mother and my grandma in the country‚ because they were teachers there. Of course‚ this place is in Argentina‚ my country. We stayed at the Marical Santa Cruz School from Monday mornings to Friday afternoons. There were a lot of children that went to school there. On the weekends‚ we lived in a little town named Galvez‚ in Santa Fe province. My father lived and worked in another
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Duke of Edinburgh Report “How did the Weather Affect the Group?” The overall weather was fairly cold and wet‚ so the mood wasn’t very positive at times especially when it was extra cold. For example in the morning the mood was very negative because everyone was just leaving their tents back into the cold air‚ and having to get ready for the day was hard to do. This caused us to move more slowly and with less enjoyment‚ making the walk harder at these times. A way to prevent this in the morning
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