Definitions
El Nino years
Scientific terms
Helpful diagrams/tools scientists use
fun little facts
100

What is a climate?

A general weather patterns over a long period of time.

100

what does El Nino years do?

changes the temperature of air and ocean.

100

Discover means...

...to find/study something that has never been found before.

100

a tube that is used to hold scientific chemistry experiments is a...

Test tube.

100

What does Amplify consider your book? (hint: It's on the bottom of the front cover of your book.)

An Investigation Notebook.

200

What is climatology? 

The study of weather patterns over a long period of time.

200

El Nino years mostly effects what 2 transfer points?

The air and the ocean.

200

Prediction means...

...a guess on what will happen in the future.

200

Something that is used in labs to protect one's eyes is a...

pair of goggles.

200

What is the exact title of your Amplify book?

Ocean, Atmosphere, and Climate: Cold Years in New Zealand

300

What is a gyre?

a giant pattern of moving water that spans whole oceans and moves water from place to place in a circle.

300

What happens to the temperature during El Nino years?

It drops/gets colder.

300

claim means...

...a prediction/guess on what is happening.

300

something that lets you experience something that is a fake version of something in real life is a... 

Sim or Simulation.

300

Where is Christchurch located in?

New Zealand.

400

What are prevailing winds?

Winds that move in one direction and are strong enough to push ocean currents.

400

What is the order of heat transfer?

Sun to land to ocean to air.

400

Evidence means...

...something that convinces other people to believe a specific claim.

400

Something that shows actual land and bodies of water with labels of important landmarks is a...

map.

400

Throughout the unit, you pretended to be hired so you could find out more about El Nino temperature drops by studying what place?

Christchurch.

500

What is upwelling?

A process in which deep, cold water rises to the surface of the ocean.

500

What happens to ocean currents in El Nino years?

They reverse.

500

Observing means...

...to see/look at closely. 

500

Something that has numbers and tick marks on the bottom and side of it with rectangles going up to certain tick marks with labels underneath them is a...

Graph/chart

500

Throughout this unit, we have all pretended to be...

student climatologists.