Vocabulary 1
To move from one object to another or one place to another
transfer
Where does the energy in water and air come from?
The sun.
TRUE OR FALSE.
An effect may have more than one cause.
TRUE
What kind of energy and temperature does the Gulf Stream carry?
high energy, hot/warm temperature
Ocean water flowing in a continuous path
Ocean current
The distance of a place north or South of Earth’s equator
latitude
What kind of energy and temperature do you find near the equator?
What kind of energy and temperature do you find near the poles?
Low energy, cool temperatures
Ferris is 6ºC (43ºF) in the winter. What is the source for most of the energy that causes this temperature?a.trees
b coal and oil
c volcanoes
d the sun
D
An event or process that leads to a result or a change
cause
A result or change that happens because of an event or process
effect
TRUE OR FALSE.
The amount of incoming energy from the sun changes.
A measure of how hot or cold something is.
Temperature
Chengdu is closer to the equator than Harbin. Which location has a colder air temperature?
Harbin
A point pattern of moving water that spans the whole ocean and moves water from place to place in a circle
gyre
Winds that move in one direction and are strong enough to push ocean currents
Prevailing winds
Define energy.
The ability to make things move or change.
How does air gets it energy?
The energy from the sun is transferred to the surface and then to the air.
Harold is using what he knows about cause-and-effect relationships to write a paper explaining cloud shape. How could he describe cause and effect in his paper?
a. There is only one cause for cloud shape, because each effect has one cause.
b There can be more than one cause for the effect of cloud shape.
c It is impossible to determine which factors cause cloud shape and which factors are the effects of cloud shape.
d Some things, like cloud shape, do not have a cause because they just happen.
B
A climate pattern where water near the equator gets hotter than usual and effects the weather around the world
El Nino
The imaginary line that divided Earth into northern and southern hemispheres
equator
What 2 things determines a location's air temperature?
1. Location's latitude
2. Ocean current
What 2 things determines the direction of ocean currents?
1. prevailing winds
2. continents
Hopetown is farther from the equator than Kamina. Which location has a colder air temperature?
Hopetown