Weather, Climate, Ocean Currents

The changes in condition of the atmosphere at a particular place over a short period of time

• climate

• weather

• plate tectonics

The transfer of thermal energy by the circulation or movement of a liquid or gas

• convection

• seismos

• transform

The layer of the atmosphere in which weather takes place

• Troposphere

• Hemisphere

• Equator

A thin layer of gases surrounding Earth

• Coriolis

• atmosphere

• hemisphere

The continual movement of water among Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land surface through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation

• renewable energy

• solar energy

• water cycle

Winds that blow over short distances

• urban winds

• local winds

• sea breeze

The way winds curve due to the Earth's rotation.

• Coriolis Effect

• Seismic Effect

• Gravity Effect

A narrow belt of strong winds that blow in the upper troposphere

• Gulf Breeze

• jet stream

• ocean current

a movement of ocean water that follows a regular circular pattern

• ocean currents

• jet stream

• Coriolis Effect

The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

• weather

• climate