Glossary
A
- abundant
- - lots of something
- adaptation
- - habits, behavior or conditions of a species that allow it to survive
- adequate
- - enough
- arctic
- - the coldest regions of the earth
C
- communication
- - the ability to share information
D
- destination
- - the goal location
F
- formation
- - shape
- friction
- - the rubbing of matter together which causes heat and slower movement
- funnel
- - a cone shaped air movement
H
- habitat
- - the home of a species
M
- magnetic field
- - the area around the earth that can affect electronic charges
- magnetite
- - a mineral with magnetic properties
- migration
- - the seasonal movement of a species
O
- ornithologist
- - scientists who study bird behavior
P
- predators
- - animals that hunt their food
S
- satellite
- - a piece of equipment that orbits the earth and keeps track of the birds
- stimulates
- - causes
T
- temperate
- - an area of the earth where weather is not severe
- thermals
- - a heated column of air that moves up from the earth's surface
- traditional
- - over time, something that happens repeatedly
- tropical climate
- - weather conditions that occur in the area of the Tropic of Capricorn or the Tropic of Cancer
