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What weather conditions are associated with high pressure?
clear skies
Which is more dense- warm water or cold water?
cold water
Which is more dense- fresh water or salty water?
salty water
What weather conditions are associated with low pressure?
cloudy and possible precipitation
Do winds move from areas of:
-low pressure to high pressure, or
-high pressure to low pressure?
high pressure to low pressure
What are the three types of heat transfer?
conduction, radiation, and convection
What is a wet and warm air mass called?
Maritime Tropical
What is a dry and warm air mass called?
Continental Tropical
What kind of pressure is found near the Equator?
Low pressure
What is it called when cold water rises to the surface and brings nutrients with it?
Upwelling
Where are the 3 major places convection occurs on Earth?
ocean, atmosphere and mantle
Are surface currents or deep currents more likely to be warm?
Surface
What 3 things affect ocean currents?
1. Landmasses
2. Heat from the Sun
3. Earth's Rotation
What 3 things cause wind currents?
1. Uneven heating of the Earth
2. Air pressure differences
3. Earth's rotation
What causes the wind to curve to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and the left in the Southern Hemisphere?
The Coriolis Effect
As a result of the Coriolis effect and the ocean currents, large circular patterns of rotating ocean water forms big, circular swirls of ocean water, known as what?
Gyres
What is the fast-moving, high-altitude air current that moves from west to east across the United States?
Jet Stream
What is the name of the process that moves water throughout the oceans, connecting the surface and deep layers?
Thermohaline
What is the system of surface and deep ocean currents that circle the globe called?
Global Ocean Conveyor Belt
Name the 3 global wind convection currents that blow in a fairly constant, predictable pattern around the Earth?
Trade winds, Westerlies, Polar Easterlies