Influences on Weather and Climate

Regional geography

• Distance from sea level

• The day-to-day state of the atmosphere

• A directional movement of ocean water; surface currents result from steady winds over the ocean surface, and deep currents result from density variations due to temperature and salinity differences.

• The study of specific regions of Earth

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How do oceans influence weather and climate?

• Ocean winds cause a strong current.

• Oceans absorb, store, and release the Sun’s energy.

• Oceans reflect the Sun’s energy into the atmosphere.

• Wave movement produces heat energy.

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Distance from sea level

• Weather

• Climate

• Latitude

• Altitude

Atmosphere

• Distance from sea level

• The layer of gas surrounding Earth that is held in place by gravity and composed of a limited number of elements – primarily nitrogen and oxygen

• Prevailing weather patterns for a particular region

• The day-to-day state of the atmosphere

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A directional movement of ocean water; surface currents result from steady winds over the ocean surface, and deep currents result from density variations due to temperature and salinity differences.

• Ocean currents

• Weather

• Regional geography

• Climate

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Where does the ocean get its energy that influences Earth’s weather?

• Current movement

• Chemical reactions

• Gravitational pull

• Solar radiation

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Why does the Texas Gulf Coast have a temperate climate, but the coastal area of Alaska is typically cold?

• Weather begins in the west and moves east.

• Alaska has more wind than Texas.

• Texas has more wind than Alaska.

• Ocean currents regulate weather patterns.

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What must occur for rain clouds to develop?

• A hurricane must be developing.

• A warm air mass and a cold air mass must collide.

• Moisture in the air must increase.

• A warm ocean current must move into the area.

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Geographic coordinates that specify the north-south position of a point on Earth's surface

• Weather

• Latitude

• Altitude

• Regional geography

The day-to-day state of the atmosphere

• Weather

• Climate

• Altitude

• Atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5