CURRENT-ly
Large stream of water moving through an ocean...
Current
A change in wind patterns in the Pacific Ocean that has major impacts on the weather conditions of nearby lands...
El Nino
Short term conditions of the air...
Weather
A large area or collection of areas that have similar temperatures, amounts of precipitation, vegetation and animals...
Climate zone
Local weather and this are affected bu surface currents like the Gulf Stream...
Climate
These currents are driven by global winds and affect the air temperature above them...
Surface Currents
This happens to the winds during El Nino...
Slow
Stop
Reverse
Long term weather patterns that are expected in an area...
Climate
Seasonal winds that dramatically impact the amount of precipitation that countries like India receive...
Monsoons
Ocean currents curve and swirl due to this, which is caused by the rotation of the earth...
Coriolis Effect
Largest and most powerful current in the North Atlantic Ocean...
The Gulf Stream
El Nino occurs about every how many years,,,
2-7
An areas distance north or south of the equator...
Latitude
The tilt of the earth affects the directness with which this hits the earth...
Sun's rays
This movement of water between the Earth's Surface and the atmosphere can influence an areas climate...
Water cycle
The Gulf Stream is a small portion of this much larger current that flows across the entire globe...
The Global Conveyor Belt
This weather event is the opposite of El Nino...
La Nina
How high an area is above sea level is known as this and can be a more important factor of climate than latitude...
Altitude
Easterlies, westerlies and tradewinds are known as this type of global wind and influence climate and precipitation...
Prevailing Winds
When ocean water evaporates and freezes its _______________ in creases, driving the global conveyor belt...
Salinity
This drives deep ocean currents and is caused by changes in the temperature and salinity of the ocean...
Density of the water
During La Nina, the waters in the eastern Pacific become this...
Colder than normal
These landforms have a strong affect on the amount of precipitation an area receives...
Mountain Ranges
The Earth is divided into these 3 main zones based on their latitude...
Tropical
Temperate
Polar
Winds near the equator that slow down and reverse during El Nino...
Trade Winds