Weather vs. Climate
What is weather?
short-term, day to day what is happening the atmosphere (rainy, snowy, sunny, etc)
What is a current?
Water moving in a continuous pattern.
What do prevailing winds do?
True or False?
Energy from the sun is transferred directly to the equator and spreads around Earth from there.
FALSE
An imaginary line that divides earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
The Equator
What is climate?
The long-term, average weather of a location
A warm current comes from?
The equator.
What are prevailing Winds?
Strong winds that move in a continuous pattern and push the ocean in the same direction.
The _______ receive the LEAST amount of energy from the sun due to the shape of the Earth.
poles
Locations near the equator receive _________ energy from the sun, making them warmer.
direct
Weather or Climate?
On December 8th, the humidity in Vernon Hills was 96%.
Weather
A cold current comes from?
The poles.
If we didn't have prevailing winds, what would be the ONLY factor that determines ocean temperature?
Latitude
Convection currents are caused by differences in _________________.
temperature
Latitude is how far or close something is to where?
Weather or Climate?
A blizzard passed through southwest Colorado January 2-4th.
Weather
What is the MAIN cause of deep ocean currents?
convection currents
Prevailing Winds blow which way in the southern hemisphere?
Left
Surface ocean currents are mostly driven by ___________.
prevailing winds
True or False?
A location's climate is ONLY based on its latitude.
FALSE
Weather or Climate?
Since 1880, the average surface temperature in the United States has risen at an average rate of less than one degree per decade.
Climate
The Gulf Stream is a WARM ocean current that keeps what country from having harsh winters?
Europe
What force causes Earth's wind and water currents to curve due to Earth's rotation?
The Coriolis Effect
__________ and ___________ move the sun's energy all around Earth.
Water (the oceans), air/ wind (the atmosphere)
Why do coastal areas have less extreme temperature changes than inland areas?
ocean currents help keep temperatures balanced