Hurricane Forming
What is the eye wall?
The eye wall is the strongest part of the hurricane with the strongest winds.
What is ocean adification?
Ocean Adification is a decrease in oceans pH due to the absorption of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This makes it hard for sea life to form there skeletons and shells.
What is a gyre?
This is circular ocean currents.
What is El Nino
It is when the trade winds weaken sending water towards Peru
What is a levee?
It is when the banks of the river get higher, either naturally or man made, to prevent it from flooding.
Why do Hurricanes form on the West coast of Africa and move towards the US
They follow the prevailing winds and form here because of the warm ocean water.
What is ghost fishing?
This is when fishing equipment gets lost in the ocean and continues to kill sealife
What way does it move in the North vs the South?
South-counterclockwise
North-clockwise
What is El nina
This is when the trade winds strengthen causing more water to go to Australia flooding it
Why are the wetlands beginning to vanish?
They are vanishing because as people dig through them they began to sink down deeper causing them to become a part of the ocean
Why do Hurricanes spin?
Due to the Coriolis Effect.
Mercury poisoning?
This is when Mercury enters the marine environment and poisons wildlife causing them a loss of reproduction, impaired vision, and even death.
What is the gulf stream and where does it run?
The gulf stream is a ocean current that starts and the gulf of Mexico and follows the East coast of the US before turning out East.
How often does El nino and La Nina happen
Every 3 to 7 years
What is the relationship between the Atchaflaya river and the Mississippi.
The Mississippi wants to flow the route of the Atch but they don't want that since it will flood and ruin the point of New Oreleans
Why do Hurricanes move forwards?
They move forwards due to them wanting to follow the winds and ocean currents.
What is microplastics?
Tiny plastics in the ocean that wildlife ingest and get entangled in causing them to have permit physical harm and death
What is the global conveyor belt?
It is the largest system of ocean currents that stretches from pole to pole.
What does Enso stand for
El nino southern oscillation
What is the good thing about plastic
It is cheap, easy, and industucitable.
What is the difference between a tropical depression, tropical storms, and hurricane?
Tropical Depression-winds up to 38mph
Tropical storm-39-73 mph
Hurricane-74 mph and up
What is Red tides?
Red tides are harmful algae bloom that causes the discoloration of the ocean and toxins. This causes respiratory issues, rashes, and even death for the environment humans and wildlife.
What is Thermohaline Circulation?
It is when sea ice forms it loses its salt meaning that it goes into the water around it causing it to become more salty and dense. This causes deeper water to come to the surface and saltier water to sink
What is upwelling? What happens to it during El nino and La nina
It is when the deep cold nutrient rich ocean water comes to the surface feeding the fish. During El nino it spikes while La Nina it happens less
What are the bad things about platic
It is industrucible not recycled and killing the planet