El Niño
This is a process where deep cold water rises to the surface. It allows nutrients to rise. This process is reduced next to South America due to El Niño.
What is upwelling
Which convection cell has air which rises at the equator and sinks at 30 degrees North or South?
Hadley Cell
Which layer of the atmosphere experiences Seasons?
Trophosphere
This line of latitude is located at 23.5 degrees South
Tropic of Capricorn
Which convection cell rises at 60 and drops at 30 degrees (north or south)?
Ferrel Cell
Moves East / toward South America
Name all three major ocean gyres which circulate counterclockwise.
South Atlantic, South Pacific, Indian
What molecule in the stratosphere blocks harmful U.V. radiation from the Sun?
Ozone
The Sun hits the Earth most directly at this line of latitude during December
Tropic of Capricorn
This convection cell rises at 60 and drops at 90 degrees North or South.
Polar Cell
What happens to trade winds during La Niña?
They become stronger
Which prevailing winds blow from east to west between 60 degrees and 90 degrees (either north or south)
Polar Easterlies
What layer of the atmosphere contains ozone?
Stratosphere
Tropic of Cancer
What direction do the Northern Atlantic and Northern Pacific gyres circulate?
Clockwise
How are hurricanes in the Atlantic Basin affected by El Niño?
How does density change as Ocean depth increases?
Density increases with depth
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!
Cirrus
When the Northern Hemisphere is titled toward the Sun, what Seasons will the Southern Hemisphere experience?
Winter
Which prevailing winds blow from west to east between 30 and 60 degrees latitude
Westerlies
How is the Southeastern U.S. influenced by El Niño? (Think temperature)
They experience cooler than average temperatures
How does temperature change as Ocean depth increases?
Temperature decreases
A cloud which has a fluffy shape and sits low in the sky
Cumulus
When the Southern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun, what seasons will the Southern Hemisphere experience?
Summer
Which prevailing winds blow from east to west between the equator and 30 degrees latitude?
Tradewinds