Earth science

when a moving object appears to curve as it travels across the Earth because the Earth is spinning

• climatic pattern

• Coriolis effect

• air mass circulation

• salinity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

a "giant conveyor belt" in the ocean where water moves around the planet, carrying heat, nutrients, and even tiny sea creatures

• debris

• unequal heating of oceans

• marine sediment

• ocean circulation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

the distance above a surface, such as sea level or Earth's surface

• altitude

• atmospheric circulation

• pressure

• salinity

a violently rotating column of air that extends from a storm cloud to the ground

• tsunami

• hurricane

• tornado

• earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

an artificial lake where water is stored

• marine sediment

• reservoir

• altitude

• salinity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

remains of something that has been broken or destroyed

• debris

• reservoir

• pressure

• coriolis effect

different parts of the ocean receive different amounts of heat from the sun

• unequal heating of air

• unequal heating of land masses

• unequal heating of oceans

• ocean circulation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

the amount of dissolved salts in water

• pressure

• debris

• mass wasting

• salinity

a recurring characteristic of a climate

• unequal heating of air

• altitude

• climatic pattern

• natural process

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

a series of giant waves that are caused by a sudden displacement of the ocean, usually caused by an earthquake, volcanic eruption, or landslide

• reservoir

• tsunami

• hurricane

• ocean circulation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2