heating of the earth
what heats or cools the land and/or air
what are water currents?
moving air
what is wind?
distance from the equator
What is latitude?
the place that gets the most direct sunlight
what is the equator?
water currents that move in a circular motion due to prevailing winds
what are gyres?
Distance from the prime meridian
What is longitude
the places that get the least direct sunlight
what are the poles?
straight moving wind appearing to move in curves due to the rotation of the earth
what is the Coriolis effect?
distance above sea level
what is altitude?
the sections between the poles and the equator
what are the tropical zones?
wind that moves straight
what are prevailing winds?
distance below sea level
What is depth?