Ocean
Are the oceans made of Salt Water or Fresh Water?
Salt Water
What is the wind?
Moving masses of air
What is the atmosphere?
Layers of gas surrounding the planet
What is Climate?
The pattern of weather over a number of years
True or False:
Every location around the world experiences the same storms.
False
True or False:
The ocean have multiple different currents
True
True or False:
Wind can carry moisture
True
Where is the atmosphere located?
All around the Earth
What is a main factor that determines the climate of where you live?
The latitude
Which storm is most likely to form over flat land? A hurricane or a tornado?
Tornado
How many layers does the ocean have?
5 main layers
True or False:
When the wind blows over the ocean, it can absorb or lose thermal energy, and affect the temperature of the environment
True
How many layers of the Atmosphere are there?
5 Layers
The closer you are to the Equator, the ___________ your climate.
warmer
Which storm only forms only moisture-rich areas? Hurricanes or Thunderstorm?
Hurricanes
If colder water is much more dense, than it has higher/lower concentration of salt.
High concentration of salt
Hot air_______, cool air ___________.
Rises, sinks
How would you best describe the temperature in the atmosphere?
FREEZING
Why do the locations farther from the equator have colder weather?
Because they do not absorb enough of the Sun's thermal energy.
Storms involve a combination of...
Wind, moisture, and thermal energy
What could happen to the concentration of salt in colder ocean layers more freshwater glaciers melt into the ocean?
What is one main factor that contributes to air movement?
Thermal energy gained or lost leads to a change in temperature, which causes air to sink or rise
Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exposphere
What is the name of the GAS that is heating up our atmosphere?
Carbon
Lightning occurs when...
Cold air in the atmosphere sparks electric charges that meets with the electrical charge of the ground and atmosphere