Oceans
These things push currents around the world
Prevailing Winds
To move an object from one place to another.
what is transfer
It is windy today. Does that mean I live in a windy climate?
NO! Weather on one day does not determine climate. Climate is the long term general weather patterns for a location over a long period of time.
Surface currents are mainly caused by
What is the wind
The only mammal capable of sustained flight.
What is a bat!
What heats the Earth's oceans?
What is the Sun
this gets heated up before the atmosphere
what is land and water
The scientific word for the weather patterns over a long period of time?
What is climate
These cause a current to change direction
what is continents
This is the 2nd tallest mountain in the world.
K2
A giant pattern of moving water that spans whole oceans and moves water.
what is a gyre
Winds are strong enough to push ocean currents
what are prevailing winds
This person studies weather patterns over a long period of time
what is a climatologist
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
The shark in Toy Story says "howdy" this many times when he puts Woody's hat on.
Three
This is ocean water flowing in a continuous path
what is an ocean current
Warming of the sea surface temperature in the eastern tropical pacific ocean.
what is El Niño
Currents release thermal energy, which can affect a location's this
what is climate/air temperature
The warm, strong current off the coast of Florida
what is the Gulf Stream
Most adult humans have this many teeth
32
The scientific word for a process in which deep cold water rises toward the surface
what is upwelling
A general but temporary cooling of waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
La Niña
The long term changes to the general patterns of weather for a location over a long period of time attributed to increased CO2 in the atmosphere.
What is climate change
These are the fast flowing, narrow, meandering air currents in the atmospheres of the Earth. Like the name suggests, they move very fast.
What is the Jet Stream
The treaty that officially and completely ended World War II was signed on this battleship.
The USS Missouri