Ocean Currents
What are the 2 kinds of ocean currents?
SURFACE currents and the DEEP OCEAN current
What makes the equator the HOTTEST part of the Earth?
The DIRECT sunlight rays.
The density pyramid shows that air pressure is HIGHEST (the most) at the ______________.
bottom
Our atmosphere is made of 'bubbles' of air, called ________ ____________.
air masses
Climates are based mostly on which 2 weather phenomena?
temperature and precipitation
What causes/creates SURFACE currents?
WIND
What makes the North and South Poles so COLD?
The INdirect sunlight (angle).
If you live near the equator, your weather on most days should be ___________ and ____________.
hot and humid
An air mass that is created near the equator over land will be ___________ and ______________.
warm and dry
The farther a location is AWAY from the equator, the ____________ the climate will be.
colder
Where does ocean water WARM UP?
At the equator
What is the angle of the sun in South Dakota?
Medium!
(half way between the equator and the North pole)
If you live near an ocean where a WARM surface water current travels, your weather and climates may be ______________ than other areas farther away from the ocean.
warmer
When a cold air mass pushes into a warm air mass, it makes a _______________ front.
COLD
The higher the elevation (altitude), the _____________ the climate.
colder
Where does ocean water COOL DOWN?
The North and South Poles
What do 'elevation' and 'altitude' mean?
How HIGH UP something is on the Earth
The 6 factors that create weather are: temperature, humidity, clouds, precipitation, __________, and __________.
air pressure and wind
If it is 50 degrees today, 48 degrees tomorrow, then 62 degrees the next day, which type of front has moved into the area by the 3rd day?
WARM front
TRUE or FALSE: Ocean currents can make climates warmer or colder.
TRUE
What makes the Earth's weather?
The oceans and the atmosphere.
Where is the least amount of air pressure? At the TOP or the BOTTOM of a mountain?
TOP
If the isobar lines on a map are very close together, the wind will be ______________.
fast/strong
All fronts make what happen?
Changes in weather, with clouds and possible precipitation.
Climates of places near the oceans stay more stable than other locations because of what?
The temperature of the ocean currents.