Oceans
A giant pattern of moving water that spans whole oceans and moves water.
what is a gyre
To move an object from one place to another.
what is transfer
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
What is made up of land and water
What is surface or Earth's surface
What heats the Earth's oceans?
What is the Sun
this gets heated up before the atmosphere
what is land and water
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
Heat transfer always goes from
what is warm to cold
the scientific word for a process in which deep cold water rises toward the surface
what is upwelling
Winds are strong enough to push ocean currents
what are prevailing winds
Which two factors determine the climate in a particular region?
what is air temperature and precipitation
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
A climate pattern where water near the equator gets warmer than usual and affects the weather around the world.
what is El Nino
The word is ocean current what is the definition
What is ocean water flowing in a continuous path
mixture of gases or air that surrounds a planet
what is atmosphere
Long term prevailing weather conditions at a particular place upon records taken
what is climate
What are two factors that the ocean currents rely upon
What is tide, wind, temperature, and waves
Which location receives the most direct sunlight all year
what is the equator
makes things (like planes or currents of air) traveling long distances around the Earth appear to move at a curve as opposed to a straight line
what is the Coreolis effect
Warming of the sea surface temperature in the eastern tropical pacific ocean.
what is El Nino
Currents release thermal energy, which can affect a location's
what is climate/air temperature
The warm, strong current off the coast of Florida
what is the Gulf Stream
Area of the stratosphere where ozone is highly concentrated
what is the ozone layer