Ocean, atmosphere, and climate vocabulary

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What is the concentration of salt in water or soil?

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Salinity

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How do shoes from a cargo ship end up on beaches in different countries?

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Transported by ocean currents

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What impacts climate due to the tilt and angle of solar radiation?

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Unequal heating

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What is a large system of circulating ocean currents caused by the Coriolis Effect?

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Gyre

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What is the direction the wind usually blows at a particular location?

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Prevailing winds

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What is the term for the movement of air from high pressure to low pressure?

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Wind

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What is the effect called that causes moving air and water to turn and twist?

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Coriolis Effect

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What is the term for the average weather conditions in a particular area over a long period?

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Climate

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What is the layer of gases surrounding the Earth called?

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Atmosphere

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What is the term for the continuous movement of water in the ocean?

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Ocean currents

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