Ch. 3 Quiz - Ocean, Atmosphere, and Climate

an event or process that leads to a result or change

• cause

• effect

• climate

• change

the distance of a place north or south of Earth's equator

• latitude

• longitude

• climate

• temperature

to move from one object to another or one place to another

• temperature

• latitude

• transfer

• climate

a measure of how hot or cold something is

• climate

• temperature

• energy

• transfer

the ability to make things move or change

• climate

• energy

• temperature

• transfer

general weather patterns over a long period of time

• climate

• transfer

• energy

• temperature

a result or change that happens because of an event or process

• cause

• effect

• climate

• temperature

ocean water flowing in a continuous path

• water

• ocean

• ocean current

• current

winds that move in one direction and are strong enough to push ocean currents

• current

• storm

• hurricane

• prevailing winds

the imaginary line that divides Earth into northern and southern hemispheres (halves)

• longitutde

• latitude

• earth

• equator