Ocean Atmosphere Climate

A climate pattern where water near the equator gets hotter than usual and affects weather around the world

• climate change

• global warming

• El Nino

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Winds that one direction and are strong enough to push ocean currents

• prevailing winds

• ocean current

• upwelling

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The study of weather patterns over a long period of time

• weatherology

• climatology

• meteorologist

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

• ocean current

• upwelling

• hurricane

What does the red line represent?

• prime meridian

• equator

• polar

General weather patterns over a long period of time

• climate

• weather

• El Nino

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Giant pattern of water that spans whole oceans and moves in a Circle

• gyre

• ocean current

• prevailing winds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The Japan (Kurisho) Current transports water up along the coast of Japan. As a result, you would expect temperatures here to be ______ other places at the latitude.

• The same as

• Colder than

• The opposite of

• Warmer than

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The Benguela Current transports water from near the South Pole up along the West Coast of Africa. As a result, you would expect temperatures here to be ______ other places at the latitude.

• The same as

• Colder than

• The opposite of

• Warmer than

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the term for the large-scale ocean-atmosphere climate interaction linked to a periodic warming in sea surface temperatures across the central and east-central Equatorial Pacific?

• La Nina

• El Nino

• Southern Oscillation

• Monsoon

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6