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Deep Currents
Surface Currents
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Climate Zones
Vocabulary 2
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What are deep currents?

What is a stream-like movement of water far/deep below the surface of the ocean?

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Surface currents in the Northern Hemisphere travel in this direction.
What is clockwise?
100
Surface currents are moved by this.
What are the surface winds above the ocean move the currents below?
100

How many climate zones are there?

What is 4?

100

What is the long-term average of weather, typically average over a 30yr period?

What is Climate?

200

What are deep currents caused by?

What is a change in density?

200
Surface currents in the Southern Hemisphere travel in this direction.
What is counterclockwise?
200
Define climate.
What is climate is the average temperature and precipitation over a long period of time.
200

In which zone does sunlight hits at extremely low angles?

What is the Polar Zone?

200

What are areas with distinct climates called?

What are Climate Zones?

300

What two factors cause a change in density?

What are a change in temperature and a change in salinity?

300
What causes the Coriolis effect?
The rotation of the Earth
300
These are the two main factors of climate.
What are temperature and precipitation?
300

The zone in which sunlight is less direct because it is hitting Earth at a low angle is?

What is the Temperate Zone?

300

A continuous, directed movement of sea water is called?

What is Ocean Currents?

400
What is denser, warm water or cold water and how does this affect deep ocean currents?
What is cold water is denser causing it to sink and warm water floats, causing rotation of deep ocean currents?
400

What three factors directly affect surface currents in the Oceans.

What are Global Winds, Coriolis Affect, and Continental Deflection?

400

What 2 things climate zones allow experts to track?

What are climate change and global warming?

400

Which zone experiences warm temperatures?

What is the Sub-Tropical Zone?

400

A measure of the intensity of light hitting Earth's surface is?

What is Light Intensity?

500
Does all ocean water have the same amount of salt (salinity)?
What is NO!
500

Global winds cause surface currents to blow in what direction?

What is the direction in which the wind is blowing?

500

Which sphere can we better understand when we study climate zones?

What is the biosphere?

500

Which zone is nearest to the equator?

What is the Tropical Zone?

500

The concentration of salt in water or soil is called?

What is Salinity?