Oceans, Atmosphere, Climate (7thGrade) Unit 5

Ignoring ocean currents, where is the water warmest and why?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

El Niño

• A weather pattern where the water is hotter in the equator

• A giant pattern of moving water in a circle

• Ocean water flowing in a continuous path

• A process in which deep, cold water rises towards the surface of the ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Gyre

• A weather pattern where the water is hotter in the equator

• A giant pattern of moving water in a circle

• Ocean water flowing in a continuous path

• A process in which deep, cold water rises towards the surface of the ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Ocean Current

• A weather pattern where the water is hotter in the equator

• A giant pattern of moving water in a circle

• Ocean water flowing in a continuous path

• A process in which deep, cold water rises towards the surface of the ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Upwelling

• A weather pattern where the water is hotter in the equator

• A giant pattern of moving water in a circle

• Ocean water flowing in a continuous path

• A process in which deep, cold water rises towards the surface of the ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is "upwelling"?

Explain "El Niño"?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Explain "Gyre"?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Latitude​ ​ (a)  

• Distance of a place north or south from th Equator
• Distance of a place east or west from the Equator

Longitude​ (a)   ​ ​

• Distance of a place east or west from the Equator
• Distance of a place north or south from th Equator