Oceans
The 5 main oceans
What are Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Arctic?
the cause of wind
What is differences in air temperature?
a measure of how much matter is inside of a certain amount of space
What is density?
pollution occurring in Earth's oceans
What is water pollution?
the day to day conditions of the atmosphere
What is weather?
Two types of ocean currents
What are surface and deep ocean currents?
the rotation of winds and waters away from the equator because of the rotation of Earth
What is the coriolis effect?
these two differences create convection in the ocean
What are temperature and salinity?
pollution occurring in Earth's atmosphere
What is air pollution?
the yearly or monthly averages of a particular location on Earth
What is climate?
The 3 causes of ocean currents
What is wind, differences in density and tides?
differences in density of air causes this
What is wind?
very salty water is ______ dense than less salty water
What is more?
number one source of pollution in the oceans
What is plastic?
rain, snow, sleet, hail
What is precipitation?
The Ocean Current's Nickname
What is the Great Ocean Conveyor Belt?
this creates the density differences in the air
What is the sun?
hot water is _______ dense than cold water
What is less?
number one source of pollution in the atmosphere
What is carbon dioxide?
the closer a place is to the equator, the less fluctuations in ______
What is temperature?
What is evaporation?
winds affect this type of ocean current
What are surface currents?
the formula for density
What is density = mass / volume?
global warming has caused an increase in global __________ because of an increase in carbon dioxide
What is temperature?
the amount of moisture in the air at any given point in time
What is humidity?