Climate
A location on earth climate that is not near the ocean is affected by its distance from the equator and it's?
Altitude or distance from the surface
The warm water ocean currents bring water from the?
Equator
This Ocean Current moves more water per second than all the rivers on earth combined and is responsible for the warm climate of the Eastern US and Europe.
The Gulf Stream
What is the driving force behind Ocean currents?
Prevailing winds
What happens to Christchurch's air temperature during El Nino?
The air gets cooler than Normal
How does a surface warm the air.
It transfers energy from the hot surface to the cooler air, making the molecules move faster.
Which way to the winds and Ocean Currents bend in the Southern Hemisphere?
Counter Clockwise to the left.
The circular motion of Ocean Currents are called ?
Gyres
The air temperature of a coastal down is cooler than expected, a possible explanation would be?
Cool water Ocean current
What type of Ocean current does Christchurch NZ experience during normal years?
Warm water current
What is the difference between Weather and Climate?
Climate is the weather conditions over a longer period of time.
The equator divides the earth into?
North and South Hemispheres
A current containing water from the South Pole will bring?
Cold water current
The Gulf stream seems to curve clockwise the reason it does this is because it is in what hemisphere?
Northern
Why does the New Zealand Farm Council want to know why its colder during El NiNo? The cooler weather could have a negative effect on their.....?
Crops/Food
What zone has the warmest air temperatures?
Tropical Zone
The total number of degrees of latitude from the north pole to the south pole measures?
180 Degrees
Why can a warm water current affect the air temperature of a coastal city?
Energy is transferred from the warm water to the air, heating the air more than would be expected of that locations latitude.
The name of the Effect that makes air and ocean currents seem to bend is called?
Coriolis Effect
What reverses the Ocean Currents around NZ during El Nino?
The Prevailing winds.
Why do the polar zones have the lowest temperatures?
The angle the sun hits the surface at a higher angle so there is less energy absorbed by the surface.
What is the measurement of latitude of the equator?
What is the reason Ocean and Wind currents seem to bend to the right in the Northern and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere?
Coriolis Effect
When a ocean current hits a continent if gets.....?
Deflected
The Ocean Temperature around Christchurch, NZ goes from 13 degrees Celsius during Normal years to What temperature during El Nino?
11 degrees Celsius