Key Concepts
Energy from the sun is __________ to Earth's surface. Some of the energy is transferred to the air above the surface.
what is transferred?
the ability to make things move or change.
What is energy?
This gets heated up before the atmosphere.
What is land and water (Earth's surface)?
the person that studies weather patterns over a long period of time.
What is a climatologist?
Surface currents are mainly caused by...
What is wind?
A location air temperature is affected by it's distance from the ____________.
what is the equator?
the measure of how hot or cold something is.
What is temperature?
Winds that move in one direction and are strong enough to push ocean currents.
What are prevailing winds?
Why do polar regions receive less energy from the sun?
Sunlight hits the poles at an angle and spreads out.
These cause a current to redirect.
What are continents?
When an ocean current comes from the equator, it brings ________-than-expected water to the places that it passes.
what is warmer?
to go from one place to another or from one object to another.
What is transfer?
In order to make temperature of the air increase, what happens?
What is add energy?
The main source of energy that drives Earth's weather and climate.
What is the sun?
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?
Prevailing winds and ______________________ determine the direction of ocean currents.
what is the position of continents?
the distance of a place north and south of the equator.
What is latitude?
During an El Nino year, the temperature is cooler in Christchurch. This means the air has _______ energy.
What is less?
This affects climate and is related to how high something is from sea level.
What is elevation?
The warm, strong current off the coast of Florida.
What is the Gulf Stream?
Warmer currents transfer energy to ___________ air.
What is colder?
An event or processes that leads to a result or change.
What is cause?
Energy is transferred from the sun to the surface, and then to the air?
The scientific word for the weather patterns over a long period of time.
What is climate?
Deep water currents have a higher...
What is density?