Vocabulary
Weather
Wind Energy
Ocean Currents
This and That
100
A large area that contains hundreds of wind turbines is a ______.
wind farm
100
_______ is the movement of air caused by differences in air pressure.
Wind
100
Name something that can cause problems for energy-producing wind turbines.
birds or balance
100
The _______ is the warm current that flows along the east coast of the U. S.
Gulf Stream
100
What was the name of Thor Heyendayl's boat?
Kon-Tiki
200
Ocean currents in the northern hemisphere flow in a _______ direction.
clockwise
200
Warm ocean currents affect our weather by bringing _______.
warm air
200
We say that wind creates CLEAN energy because it does not produce any ________.
smoke pollution smog
200
Ocean currents are caused by ______, ______, and ______.
wind earthquakes gravity
200
Who used the wind to sail their ships in the Nile River?
The Egyptians
300
The curving of the wind that is caused by the Earth's rotation is called the _______.
Coriolis Effect
300
Which two ocean current have the most effect on our weather in the U. S.?
the California Current and the Gulf Stream
300
Since wind energy is produced by the sun and the air, and the sun and the air are always available, wind energy is ______ energy.
renewable
300
________ are streamlike movements that occur at or near the surface of the ocean.
Surface currents
300
What makes air expand?
heating it
400
Narrow belts of very high speed winds in the upper atmosphere are called _______.
jet streams
400
What happens when cold temperatures meet warm temperatures?
strong winds or a cold front
400
Wind turbines have blades that spin around and turn a generator to make _______.
electricity
400
________ happens when surface currents run into continents.
Deflection
500
______ are winds that usually move over short distances and can blow from any direction.
Local winds
500
When the Earth's surface absorbs the sun's energy, it turns the light into ______.
heat
500
List 3 of the 4 factors that control ocean currents.
global winds coreolis effect continental deflection temperature
500
Name the 3 major global wind systems.
Trade Winds Westerlies Polar Easterlies
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