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 biome: 2 topography 3 adaptation: 4 temperate climate: 5 polar climate: 6 rain shadow: 7 tropical climate: 8 continental climate: 9 climate: 10 hibernation: 11 temperate climate: 12 desert: 13 microclimate: very dry climate that receives less than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of precipitation each year major climate type and the organisms that live there state when an animal’s temperature drops and body processes slow in order to save energy local climate that differs from the major climate type of the region where it is located area that receives very little precipitation because of a nearby mountain range climate that has moderate temperatures average weather of a place over many years climate found near the equator that has warm temperatures year-round : physical features like mountains and lakes of an area climate that has varying temperatures (hot summer/cold winters) and may be dry because it is inland and not affected by an ocean 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 any structure or behavior that helps an organism survive in its environment