Water Cycle
When water gains heat energy and goes up into the atmosphere
evaporation
Hurricanes use this type of water to gain energy?
Warm water
A warm water current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico towards Europe
Gulf Stream
Which of the Great Lakes can we visit here in our state
Lake Erie
The name of the Baltimore trash wheel that gained internet fame
Mr. Trash Wheel
When water vapor looses heat energy, cools down and turns back into a liquid
condensation
What is the strongest category of hurricane
Category 5
A current that can happen in the air or in water. Warm rises and Cold sinks in this current
Convection Current
The curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth's rotation
Coriolis Effect
Plastics float along the currents to this giant island of trash
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
A special type of evaporation that occurs with plants
transpiration
90% of hurricane deaths come from this. It occurs when strong winds blow ocean water onto the land.
Storm Surge
Surface currents are caused by
wind
Europe's weather is warmed up by what current?
Gulf Stream
The name of the 2nd trash wheel built in Baltimore
Professor Trash Wheel
The water cycle describes the movement of water through which 4 main spheres?
Hydrosphere, Lithosphere, Atmosphere, Biosphere
What SPECIFIC part of Florida took a direct hit from Hurricane Michael
Florida Panhandle
Deep currents are caused by
Convection
According to the EPA what are the 5 Great Lakes
The Great Lakes are, from west to east: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario.
What are the 3 main things that impact surface currents?
Globals winds, Coriolis Effect, Continental Deflection
What city and state experienced a water crisis involving lead contamination several years ago?
Flint, Michigan
What is the name of the Hurricane Scale and what city is the U.S. National Hurricane Center located in
Saffir–Simpson scale Miami, Florida
Convection currents are caused by density differences in the water. What main 2 things cause density differences with convection currents in the ocean.
Differences in temperature and salinity
The largest living structure on Earth
The Great Barrier Reef
Where do polar bears live and where do penguins live? Choices are a combination of the Arctic and Antarctica.
Polar bears live in the Arctic, near the North Pole. Penguins live on Antarctica