Energy
Which currents have more energy, warm or cool?
Warm
Water that moves in a circle is called a...
Gyre
What is your role in this unit?
Climatologists
Because the Earth rotates, wind moves in this type of pattern...
A circular pattern called the Coriolis effect.
The most powerful ocean current is called the...
Gulf Stream
The closer a location is to the equator, the more________________it receives from the sun.
Energy
General weather patterns over a long period of time
Climate
To move from one object or place to another is called
Transfer
In a place with no wind, the ________________ and weather never changes.
Temperature
What direction do the northern hemisphere currents flow?
Clockwise
Explain how the sun's energy is transferred to the air.
Energy from the sun transfers to Earth's surface. Some of that energy is then transferred to the air.
El Niño
Which way does thermal energy transfer
From hot to cold
What direction do prevailing winds move at the equator?
From east to west.
In which direction do southern hemisphere currents flow?
Counterclockwise
What did the warm and cool cup experiment help to explain?
How energy is transferred from one place to another.
Warm air transfers energy to cool water.
Warm water transfers energy to cool air.
How does the Gulf Stream affect the climate of Florida's east coast in the winter?
The distance of a place north or south of the Equator is called
Latitude
What makes wind?
Heating and cooling of Earth or changes in temperature.
Name two things that determine how ocean currents move?
Wind, continents, and rotation of the Earth
Would there be wind if the Earth didn't rotate? Explain why or why not.
Yes. There would still be temperature differences, and temperature differences cause wind.
How did the Gulf Stream help win a war?
The strong currents allowed the American ships to travel faster than the British ships.
Why is the weather in Minneapolis, MN so much more extreme than the weather in Seattle, Wa?
The ocean moderates (evens out) the weather in Seattle
Why does Christchurch, New Zealand experience lower temperatures during El Niño years?
The prevailing winds slow down or reverse direction.
Explain where warm and cool currents come from.
Warm currents come from the equator
Cool currents come from the poles.