Circulation in Air
Circulation in Oceans
Water Cycle #1
Water Cycle #2
Vocabulary
100
What causes convection in the air?
the sun
100
The coriolis effect is caused by the Earth's ____
rotation (or spinning)
100
#1
evaporation
100
#6
groundwater
100
the downward sinking of cooler, denser fluid or gas causing the upward rise of warmer, less dense fluid or gas
convection
200
Where on earth is the air hotter?
the equator
200
What causes density differences in the oceans? (two answers)
temperature (hot/cold) and salinity (salt)
200
#2
#2
condensation
200
#8 
transpiration
200
the earth's rotation causes wind and ocean currents to curve
coriolis effect
300
Where on Earth is the air colder?
The poles
300
The ocean currents form spirals between the equator and the poles called _____
gyres
300
#3 
precipitation
300
#9 
solar radiation / energy from the sun
300
when liquid becomes a gas
evaporation
400
Air moves from areas of ____ pressure to areas of ____ pressure
high to low
400
The red line is called the 
equator
400
#4 
runoff
400
#1 
sublimation
400
when a solid becomes a gas without becoming liquid
sublimation
500
When hot and cold air mix, what kind of weather can occur?
wind, storms, tornadoes, hurricanes
500
Which heats up and cools down faster - the land or sea?
land
500
#5 
infiltration
500
#2 
deposition
500
when a gas becomes a solid without becoming a liquid
deposition