Tides
The main celestial body responsible for tides
What is the Moon?
The current that keeps Western Europe warmer than expected.
What is the Gulf Stream?
These winds blow from east to west near the equator.
What are trade winds?
This weather phenomenon occurs when trade winds weaken.
What is El Niño?
This term describes the vertical rise of deep, nutrient-rich water.
What is upwelling?
Tides that occur during the full or new moon
What are spring tides?
Currents caused by differences in temperature and salinity
What are deep ocean currents?
Winds blowing from west to east between 30° and 60° latitude.
What are westerlies?
Upwelling along this coast is suppressed during El Niño.
What is the west coast of South America?
The circular movement of water caused by wind and the Coriolis effect.
What is a gyre?
The type of tide with one high and one low tide per day
What is a diurnal tide?
This massive circular system moves currents around ocean basins
What is a gyre?
The force that causes wind direction to curve due to Earth's rotation.
What is the Coriolis effect?
El Niño brings droughts to this island-continent.
What is Australia?
The apparent deflection of moving fluids on Earth.
What is the Coriolis effect?
The two main factors that combine to form spring tides
What are the Sun and Moon's gravity?
The name for the global system of deep-ocean circulation
What is the global conveyor belt?
These polar winds blow from east to west near the poles.
What are polar easterlies?
The opposite phase of El Niño.
What is La Niña?
This term describes currents driven by temperature and salinity.
What is thermohaline circulation?
These tides occur when the Sun and Moon are at right angles
What are neap tides?
This type of ocean current forms when surface water is blown away and deep water rises to replace it
What is an upwelling current?
The process by which heat moves through fluid, driving winds.
What is convection?
This South American country is severely affected by El Niño flooding.
What is Peru?
This zone in the ocean marks a rapid decrease in temperature with depth.
What is the thermocline?