Convection Currents
where heating of rock happens
What is the mantle?
continuous flow of water in the ocean
What is an ocean current?
the apparent curve of wind due to Earth's rotation
What is the Coriolis Effect?
wind
What is abiotic?
this biome is the most biodiverse
What is the tropical rainforest?
the reason a message in a bottle can end up around the world
What is an ocean current?
a circular pattern of ocean currents
What is an ocean gyre?
winds traveling east to west from the poles
What are the polar easterlies?
trees
What is biotic?
evergreen trees are typically found in this biome
What is the Taiga?
heating of air molecules causing them to rise and replaced by cool air is this convection current
What is wind?
air blowing on the surface of water
What is surface currents?
this absences of wind at the equator is cause for many sailing difficulties
What are the doldrums?
water
What is abiotic
the saltiness of the ocean
What is salinity?
warm fluids rising and cool fluids sinking
What is convection?
These ocean currents are influenced by density
What are deep ocean currents?
winds that blow east to west toward the equator
What are the Trade Winds?
dirt
what is abiotic?
wind blowing in from the ocean due to air rising above the land
What is a sea breeze?
this convection current is the reason why Europe is warmer than Canada
What is the Gulf Stream?
700,000 tons of garbage trapped in the Pacific Ocean
What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
winds that blow west to east across the United States
What are the prevailing westerlies?
dinosaur fossils
What is biotic?
a non-native organism that out competes native organisms for resources
What is an invasive species?