Q2: Week 1

Causes warm waters and flooding in the Pacific ocean

• El Nino

• La Nina

• Gulf Stream

• Convection Current

Causes cold waters in the Pacific Ocean and more hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean.

• El Nino

• La Nina

• Gulf Stream

• Convection Current

warm fluid rises and cold fluid sinks causing a circle of fluid

• El Nino

• La Nina

• Gulf Stream

• Convection Current

warm band of water that flows up the east coast. Causes mild winters in NC and Europe

• El Nino

• La Nina

• Gulf Stream

• Convection Current

The layer of the atmosphere closes to earth. All weather occurs in this layer

• Hurricane

• Thunderstorms

• Tornado

• Troposphere

A spinning funnel cloud on land that can get to 300 mph

• Hurricane

• Thunderstorms

• Tornado

• Troposphere

The most common form of severe weather. Thunder and lightning.

• Hurricane

• Thunderstorms

• Tornado

• Troposphere

A low pressure storm that forms over warm water

• Hurricane

• Thunderstorms

• Tornado

• Troposphere

warm band of water that flows up the east coast. Causes mild winters in NC and Europe

• El Nino

• La Nina

• Gulf Stream

• Convection Current