Deep Currents
What are deep currents?
What is a stream-like movement of water far/deep below the surface of the ocean?
How many climate zones are there?
What is 4?
What is the long-term average of weather, typically average over a 30yr period?
What is Climate?
What are deep currents caused by?
What is a change in density?
In which zone does sunlight hits at extremely low angles?
What is the Polar Zone?
What are areas with distinct climates called?
What are Climate Zones?
What two factors cause a change in density?
What are a change in temperature and a change in salinity?
The zone in which sunlight is less direct because it is hitting Earth at a low angle is?
What is the Temperate Zone?
A continuous, directed movement of sea water is called?
What is Ocean Currents?
What three factors directly affect surface currents in the Oceans.
What are Global Winds, Coriolis Affect, and Continental Deflection?
What 2 things climate zones allow experts to track?
What are climate change and global warming?
Which zone experiences warm temperatures?
What is the Sub-Tropical Zone?
A measure of the intensity of light hitting Earth's surface is?
What is Light Intensity?
Global winds cause surface currents to blow in what direction?
What is the direction in which the wind is blowing?
Which sphere can we better understand when we study climate zones?
What is the biosphere?
Which zone is nearest to the equator?
What is the Tropical Zone?
The concentration of salt in water or soil is called?
What is Salinity?