Vocab
Climate
general weather patterns over a long period of time
What is transferred to the air above the surface?
Energy
What is the prevailing winds closest to the equator known as?
They are known as "Trade Winds".
Are wind patterns prevailing winds.
Yes
Equator
The imaginary line that divides Earth into northern and southern hemisphere
Energy can transfer to how many substances.
Two substances, warm and cold.
Are the prevailing winds consistent with wind patterns? True or False
True
What do prevailing winds do?
Push ocean currents all over the plantet.
Gyre
a giant pattern of moving water that spans whole oceans and moves water from place to place in a circle.
What can cause prevailing winds to affect the ocean currents?
Changes
If Earth did not spin, there would still be wind. True or False
True
What is latitude?
Distance of a location from the equator.
Latitude
the distance of a place east or west of Earth's prime meridian.
What happens when an ocean currents comes to a pole?
It brings cold water to the places it passes.
What are the curved patterns called?
The Coriolis Effect.
Are all winds prevailing winds? True or False
False
Prevailing winds
winds that move in one direction and are strong enough to push ocean currents.
What happens when a location is near the equator?
More energy will be at that location making the temperature hot.
How can the Coriolis Effect be seen?
It can be seen in prevailing winds all over Earth.
How are local winds caused?
They are caused by the rising of warm air and the motion of cooler air to fill in those spaces.