Unit 5 Vocabulary Quiz

Ocean currents on the top of the water that are driven by wind

• surface currents
• deep currents

• convection currents

• jet stream

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Layer of the Earth in which weather occurs

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• troposphere

• atmosphere

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Day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere, including temperature, precipitation, and other factors

• climate

• weather

• hurricane

• front

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Huge storms that form over warm waters in the ocean

• tornadoes
• typhoons
• earthquakes
• hurricanes

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The effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents

• Jet Stream

• Convection Currents

• Gulf Stream

• Coriolis Effect

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A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon

• atmosphere
• troposphere

• hydrosphere

• lithosphere

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A warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico northward through the Atlantic Ocean

• surface stream

• jet stream

• gulf stream

• Atlantic stream

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Overall weather in an area over a long period of time

• weather

• climate

• wind

• front

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Thermal energy from _________ drives weather patterns on Earth.

• currents

• wind

• the sun

• plate tectonics

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Hurricanes typically form in ________ ocean waters

• warm

• cool

• salty

• dense

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