Relacionar Columnas Science 6B L9 Key TermsVersión en línea 9.1: What is Climate? Weather describes current conditions while climate is the average weather of a place over many years. The climate varies with latitude and topography such as nearby oceans or mountains. por Tawun Jack Gregory 1 desert: 2 topography 3 continental climate: 4 rain shadow: 5 temperate climate: 6 polar climate: 7 tropical climate: 8 adaptation: 9 microclimate: 10 climate: 11 biome: 12 temperate climate: 13 hibernation: climate that has moderate temperatures major climate type and the organisms that live there very dry climate that receives less than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of precipitation each year local climate that differs from the major climate type of the region where it is located climate found near the equator that has warm temperatures year-round average weather of a place over many years climate with mild/moderate temperatures climate found near the poles or at high altitudes at lower latitudes that have very cool summers, frigid winters, and low precipitation : physical features like mountains and lakes of an area area that receives very little precipitation because of a nearby mountain range state when an animal’s temperature drops and body processes slow in order to save energy climate that has varying temperatures (hot summer/cold winters) and may be dry because it is inland and not affected by an ocean any structure or behavior that helps an organism survive in its environment