Potpourri
El Niño & La Niña
Convection in the Air
Convection in the Ocean
Wind & Air Pressure
100
What color are the outside handrails at IMS?
Pink/ salmon
100
How often does an El Nino year occur?
2-7 years
100
Explain how the surface of the Earth heats the air above it.
Sun rays are absorbed by the earth's surface, which then heat the air directly above it.
100
The Global Conveyor Belt is also known as what?
Thermohaline Circulation
100
Which substance, water or soil, heats up faster?
Which holds onto heat longer?
Heats up faster: soil/ land
Holds onto heat longer: Water
200
What is Mr. Doyle's favorite baseball team?
The Mariners
200
Which climate pattern causes MORE upwelling to occur?
La Nina
200
The picture below is an example of what kind of breeze?
Sea Breeze
200
What are the 3 things the Global Conveyor belt transports throughout the globe?
Heat, salt (salinity) and nutrients
200
Fluids move from areas of _______ pressure to areas of _______ pressure.
High and Low
300
In what state was Ms. Niles born in?
Massachusetts
300
Which climate pattern causes LESS upwelling to occur?
El Nino
300
The picture below is an example of what kind of breeze?
Land Breeze
300
How long does it take the Global Conveyor Belt to make one full cycle around the earth.
1000 years
300
Where in the image is air pressure the HIGHEST?
Sea level
400
What is Mr. Smith's favorite football team?
The Green Bay Packers
400
How does La Nina affect climate in Washington?
La Nina years typically result in colder and wetter winters for Washington.
400
Describe how smoke would move in the following image if inserted into the left side
Smoke would move down the left tube, towards the side with the candle and up the right tube.
400
Describe what the Coriolis Effect is, and how it affects fluids on the planet.
The Coriolis Effect is the apparent deflection of the wind, currents, or objects near Earth’s surface. This
means when Earth spins, the wind appears to be curving left or right, depending on the location.
400
Label an area of high pressure and an area of low pressure in the following breeze.
There is an area of high pressure over the sea, an area of low pressure over the land.
This causes the wind to blow from sea to land (high to low pressure)
500
What is this animal?
A QUOKKA! How cute!
500
Describe how ocean currents are different during an El Nino year.
In El Nino years, unusually warm ocean currents travel from the Western Pacific Ocean to the Eastern Pacific Ocean
500
Explain why the North Pole is colder than the equator
At the north pole, sun's energy must pass through more atmosphere. Sun also gets reflected off the snow, and it receives less direct sunlight.
500
Draw and label a diagram of upwelling happening in the ocean.
500
What is the name of the wind that is responsible for major weather events in the United States, moving weather from west to east?
Jet Stream