Weather vs. Climate
short-term, day to day what is happening the atmosphere (rainy, snowy, sunny, etc)
Weather
What is a current?
Water moving in a continuous pattern.
What do prevailing winds do?
True or False?
Energy from the sun is transferred directly from the equator and spreads around Earth from there in ocean currents and wind patterns.
True
An imaginary line that divides earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
The Equator
What is climate?
The long-term,30+ years average weather of a location
What drive a warm ocean current
The Sun
What are prevailing Winds?
Strong winds that move in a continuous pattern and push the ocean in the same direction.
The _______ receive the LEAST amount of energy from the sun due to the shape of the Earth.
poles
Which of the following ocean latitude would have more salinity?
a. 0 degrees
b. 60 degrees
c. 30 degrees
d. 90 degrees
d. 90 degrees
Why is UK warm during winter
The Gulf stream brings up warm water
A cold current comes from?
The poles.
If we didn't have prevailing winds, what would be the ONLY factor that determines ocean temperature?
Latitude
Convection currents are caused by differences in _________________.
temperature
Latitude is how far or close something is to where?
The equator
Weather or Climate?
A blizzard passed through southwest Colorado January 2-4th.
Weather
What is the MAIN cause of deep ocean currents?
salinity and density differences
Prevailing Winds blow which way in the US?
from the west
Surface ocean currents are mostly driven by ___________.
prevailing winds
True or False?
All climate is the same throughout the same latitude.
FALSE
Why is the Pacific current cold and the Gulf stream warm
water from the poles is cold and from the equator is warm
The Gulf Stream is a WARM ocean current that keeps what country from having harsh winters?
UK or Europe
What force causes Earth's wind and water currents to curve due to Earth's rotation?
The Coriolis Effect
__________ and ___________ move the sun's energy all around Earth.
Water (ocean currents), air/ wind (the atmosphere)
Why do coastal areas have less extreme temperature changes than inland areas?
ocean currents help keep temperatures balanced. Or, oceans have a higher specific heat than land.