Oceans
A giant pattern of moving water that spans whole oceans and moves water.
what is a gyre
The scientific word for the weather patterns over a long period of time?
What is climate
Surface currents are mainly caused by
What is the wind
This yellow toy fell off the ship in the reading that taught scientists about ocean currents
What is rubber duckies?
The amount of energy in the air of a location is affected by its latitude because this determines....
the amount of energy transferred to that location’s land and ocean water.
What heats the Earth's oceans?
What is the Sun
This person studies weather patterns over a long period of time
what is a climatologist
These cause a current to change direction
what is continents
The two cities we compared in chapter 2
What is Buenos Aires and Cape town
Surface currents moving from the pole toward the equator are ...
cooler than the air they pass.
Since these currents are cooler than the air, energy transfers from the air to the water, decreasing the temperature of the air.
When the ocean is warmer than the air, heat flows in this direction.
what is ocean to air
Currents release thermal energy, which can affect a location's
what is climate/air temperature
Energy is transferred from the ocean to the air when the ocean is warmer and from air to ocean when the air is
what is warmer
Hillsdale and Cordera are the same distance from the equator, and both are near the ocean. Is Cordera warmer, colder, or the same temperature as Hillsdale? Explain why as completely as you can.
Cordera is colder than Hillsdale. The wind is blowing an ocean current coming from the equator that flows past Hillsdale, and it can make the air temperature of Hillsdale warmer. This is because the most energy from the sun is transferred to the ocean at the equator, and the ocean water carries this energy as it moves. So even though they get the same amount of energy transferred from the sun to the surface, the ocean surface has extra energy that it carries from the equator that transfers extra energy to the air. There is also wind blowing ocean water from the North Pole that would flow along the coast toward Cordera. Because very little energy is transferred to the surface at the North Pole, this water is colder than the air, so energy transfers from the air to the ocean.
Surface currents moving from the equator toward a pole are...
warmer than the air they pass.
Since these currents are warmer than the air they pass, energy transfers from water to air, increasing the temperature of the air
What is ocean water flowing in a continuous path
ocean current
Long term prevailing weather conditions at a particular place upon records taken
what is climate
The warm, strong current off the coast of Florida
what is the Gulf Stream
Which location receives the most direct sunlight all year
what is the equator
When a current hits a continent, it...
changes direction to follow the edge of the continent.
What is made up of land and water
What is surface or Earth's surface
This affects climate and is related to how high something is from sea level
What is elevation/altitude
A current that starts near the poles and moves towards the equator brings this kind of water
what is cooler water
Palmas is closer to the equator than Neuquén. Which location has a warmer air temperature and why?
Palmas has more energy is transferred from the sun directly to the surface, and then from the surface to the air
What is the equator?
The imaginary line at 0 degrees latitude where the sun's energy is concentrated all year long.