Ocean Currents
What are the 2 kinds of ocean currents?
SURFACE currents and the DEEP OCEAN current
What makes the equator the HOTTEST part of the Earth?
The DIRECT sunlight rays.
Where is air pressure HIGHEST (the most) at the top or bottom of mountain?
bottom
What causes a deep ocean current?
differences in density (salinity & temp)
Climates are based mostly on which 2 weather phenomena?
temperature and precipitation
What causes/creates SURFACE currents?
WIND
What makes the North and South Poles so COLD?
The INdirect sunlight (angle).
If you live near the equator, your weather on most days should be ___________ and ____________.
hot and humid
What is more dense: hot or cold water?
cold water
The farther a location is AWAY from the equator, the ____________ the climate will be.
colder
Where does ocean water WARM UP?
At the equator
What is the angle of the sun in South Dakota?
Medium!
(half way between the equator and the North pole)
True or False: Weather can be hard to predict more than 3 days out.
True
Ocean currents transfer __________ from the tropics to the poles. This is why the UK has moderate weather.
The higher the elevation (altitude), the _____________ the climate.
colder
Where does ocean water COOL DOWN?
The North and South Poles
What do 'elevation' and 'altitude' mean?
How HIGH UP something is on the Earth; distance from surface of earth
The dry back side of a mountain that happens when it rains on one side but has less precipitation on the other.
rain shadow effect.
How does wind move?
from high to low pressure.
TRUE or FALSE: Ocean currents can make climates warmer or colder.
TRUE
What is more dense: salt or freshwater?
Salt water
Where is the least amount of air pressure? At the TOP or the BOTTOM of a mountain?
TOP
This is the day to day conditions in the atmosphere.
weather
Places near the ocean are __________ (temperature) than places that are far from the ocean.
more moderate
Climates of places near the oceans stay more stable than other locations because of what?
The temperature of the ocean currents.