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solstice

Subject: 

  • Geography

the day on which the overhead sun shines on the most southerly or northerly line of latitude

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cirrus cloud
Subject:
Geography

a thin, white, wispy cloud that forms high in the atmosphere

time lag
Subject:
Geography

time between the maximum rainfall and the highest level of water in a river (flood peak)

streamflow
Subject:
Geography

(also called channel flow) rainwater that flows in a river channel

shield volcano
Subject:
Geography

(also called a lava dome) non-explosive volcano consisting of several layers of fluid lava

extinct volcano
Subject:
Geography

a volcano that is not expected to ever erupt again