OAC
These two factors determine a areas climate
What is temperature and precipitation
Deep ocean currents are driven by what?
what is density
The long-term average or trend of weather.
What is climate?
The western US experiences more rain during this phase of ENSO.
What is El Nino?
Name the 5 factors that affect climate
What is latitude, elevation, mountains, winds, ocean currents.
What factor controls the density of ocean water?
what is temperature
The main wind direction over a place.
What are prevailing winds?
Gases that trap heat/energy near the surface.
What are greenhouse gases?
From where do most cold surface currents originate?
What are poles
How would a western boundary current impact the climate of an area?
what is warm and wet
Winds blowing from the east.
What are easterlies?
The primary source of energy/heat that drives climate.
What is the sun?
From where do most warm surface currents originate?
what is the equator
Tomorrow's weather is predicted to be sunny and warm.
What is a weather forcast
Winds blowing from the west.
What are westerlies?
These can have both warming and cooling effects on the atmosphere.
What are clouds?
What are the 3 factors that affect surface ocean currents?
What are Winds, Coriolis effect, and continent shape
The state of the atmosphere in a particular place and time
What is weather
The El Nino Southern Oscillation.
What is ENSO?
Examples include the atmosphere, biosphere, and geosphere.
What is the climate system?