Latitude
Ocean Currents
Air/Wind
Vocab
Key Concepts
100
The distance North or South from the equator.
Latitude
100
When an ocean current comes from the equator, it is _____ than a current from the pole.
Warmer
100
What happens when a wind pushes a current against land?
A. The current keeps pushing in the same direction.
B. The current pushes against the land and turns in the other direction, making a round shape.
C. The current goes over the land.
B
100
general weather patterns over a long period of time
climate
100
T/F - An effect can have more than one cause
T
200
Palmas is closer to the equator than Neuquén. Which location has a warmer air temperature and why?
Palamas because climates closer to the equator are warmer
200
Lüderitz and Florianopolis are the same distance from the equator and they are both near the ocean. A current from the poles passes Lüderitz, and a current from the equator passes Florianopolis.
Complete this sentence:
The air temperature at Lüderitz is ______ than the air temperature of Florianpolis.
colder than Florianopolis. At Lüderitz, energy is transferred from the air to the ocean. At Florianopolis, energy is transferred from the ocean to the air.
200
How does the air temperature of Kuta compare to the air temperature of Rog?
A) it is colder
B) It is warmer
C) it is the same
A. colder than Rog. The winds push ocean water that turns and follows the coasts. Energy is transferred from the air to the ocean at Kuta and energy is transferred from the ocean to the air at Rog.
200
a climate pattern where water near the equator gets hotter than usual and affects the weather around the world
El nino
200
T/F - Energy from the sun changes based on weather.
F
300
Quetta is closer to the equator than Perm. Which location has a colder air temperature?
Perm because climates further from the equator are colder
300
How does the air temperature of Clare Island compare to the air temperature of Cartwright?
A) Clare Island is colder
B) Clare Island is warmer
C) they are the same
B. warmer than Cartwright. At Clare Island, energy is transferred from the ocean to the air. At Cartwright, energy is transferred from the air to the ocean.
300
The air at Oribus is _______ than the air at Delphina.
warmer than Delphina. The winds push ocean water that turns and follows the coasts. Energy is transferred from the ocean to the air at Oribus and energy is transferred from the air to the ocean at Delphina.
300
the imaginary line that divides Earth into northern and southern hemispheres (halves)
Equator
300
Prevailing winds and the _______ determine the direction of ocean currents
position of the continents
400
Lviv is farther from the equator than Riyadh. Which location has a colder air temperature and why?
Lviv because climates further from the equator are colder
400
The air at Dayton is _____ than the air at Newport.
warmer than Newport. At Dayton, energy is transferred from the ocean to the air. At Newport, energy is transferred from the air to the ocean.
400
The air temperature at Arica is _____ than the air at Beira.
colder than Beira. The winds push ocean water that turns and follows the coasts. Energy is transferred from the air to the ocean at Arica and energy is transferred from the ocean to the air at Beira.
400
a giant pattern of moving water that spans whole oceans and moves water from place to place in a circle
Gyre
400
Which is true?
A) The energy from the sun heats up the air.
B) The energy from the sun heats up the surface, then the air.
B
500
Which location will have a higher temperature?
Hyderabad
500
The air at Oakland is _______than Milton.
colder than Milton. At Oakland, energy is transferred from the air to the ocean. At Milton, energy is transferred from the ocean to the air.
500
The air temperature at Isumi is ________ than the air at San Luis Obispo.
warmer than San Luis Obispo. The winds push ocean water that turns and follows the coasts. Energy is transferred from the ocean to the air at Isumi and energy is transferred from the air to the ocean at San Luis Obispo.
500
winds that move in one direction and are strong enough to push ocean currents
Prevailing Winds
500
Changes to ocean currents affect how much ______ is brought to (or taken away from) a location
energy