Weather and Climate- Oceans and Atmosphere

The air near the equator heats up more than near the poles.

• True

• False

When particle speed up they gain ____ kinetic energy.

• more

• less

Particles that are less dense tend to sink.

• True

• False

Less dense, warm air move away from the equator and towards the poles. When it cools down in the poles it becomes more dense sinks.

• True

• False

The cycling of warm air moving towards the poles, cooling, and moving back towards the equator.

• convection cell

• convection microwave

• epithelial cell

Air moving away from the the equator towards the poles moves in a circular motion because Earth spins.

• True

• False

Warm water is more dense and sinks.

• True

• False

Ocean currents move warm water from the equator to the poles. This pushes cold water from the poles to the equator.

• True

• False

Salinity is

• the measure of how much sugar is in water

• the measure of how much salt is in water

The amount of salt in the oceans affects ocean currents.

• True

• False