Definitions
What is a climate?
A general weather patterns over a long period of time.
what does El Nino years do?
changes the temperature of air and ocean.
Discover means...
...to find/study something that has never been found before.
a tube that is used to hold scientific chemistry experiments is a...
Test tube.
What does Amplify consider your book? (hint: It's on the bottom of the front cover of your book.)
An Investigation Notebook.
What is climatology?
The study of weather patterns over a long period of time.
El Nino years mostly effects what 2 transfer points?
The air and the ocean.
Prediction means...
...a guess on what will happen in the future.
Something that is used in labs to protect one's eyes is a...
pair of goggles.
What is the exact title of your Amplify book?
Ocean, Atmosphere, and Climate: Cold Years in New Zealand
What is a gyre?
a giant pattern of moving water that spans whole oceans and moves water from place to place in a circle.
What happens to the temperature during El Nino years?
It drops/gets colder.
claim means...
...a prediction/guess on what is happening.
something that lets you experience something that is a fake version of something in real life is a...
Sim or Simulation.
Where is Christchurch located in?
New Zealand.
What are prevailing winds?
Winds that move in one direction and are strong enough to push ocean currents.
What is the order of heat transfer?
Sun to land to ocean to air.
Evidence means...
...something that convinces other people to believe a specific claim.
Something that shows actual land and bodies of water with labels of important landmarks is a...
map.
Throughout the unit, you pretended to be hired so you could find out more about El Nino temperature drops by studying what place?
Christchurch.
What is upwelling?
A process in which deep, cold water rises to the surface of the ocean.
What happens to ocean currents in El Nino years?
They reverse.
Observing means...
...to see/look at closely.
Something that has numbers and tick marks on the bottom and side of it with rectangles going up to certain tick marks with labels underneath them is a...
Graph/chart
Throughout this unit, we have all pretended to be...
student climatologists.