Earth's Wind and Water

Surface currents carry warmer, less dense water from the equator to the poles.

• Surface currents are responsible for transporting warm water across the ocean.

• Surface currents only affect the water near the equator.

• Surface currents carry cold water from the poles to the equator.

• Surface currents have no impact on ocean temperatures.

The effect of Earth's rotation on the pathway of the wind is called the Coriolis Effect.

• As Earth spins, wind in both hemispheres curves.

• Wind travels in a straight line across the globe.

• The wind speed increases as it moves towards the equator.

• The wind direction is unaffected by Earth's rotation.

Convection

• Circular movement of air or water because of different densities (warm air/water rises, cold air/water sinks)

• A process where heat is transferred through direct contact

• The transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves

• Movement of air or water in a straight line

Three ways that water reaches the atmosphere are evaporation, transpiration, and sublimation. What are these processes essential for?

• The water cycle

• Photosynthesis

• Soil erosion

• Ocean currents

Surface currents carry warm, less dense water away from the equator toward the poles. What role do these currents play in the Earth's climate?

• They have no significant impact on climate.

• They help in regulating the Earth's climate.

• They only affect oceanic life.

• They are responsible for creating hurricanes.

Surface currents move warm water toward the poles, where the energy is released into the colder air.

• This process helps to moderate temperatures in polar regions.

• This process increases the temperature of the water at the poles.

• This process causes the water to freeze faster in polar regions.

• This process has no effect on the climate of polar regions.

Deep currents carry colder, denser water along the ocean floor from the poles to the equator.

• These currents are primarily responsible for oceanic pollution.

• These currents play a crucial role in regulating the Earth's climate.

• These currents are caused by wind patterns at the surface.

• These currents have no significant impact on marine life.

Near the equator, the ocean absorbs a huge amount of solar energy and energy from the air. What is the effect of this energy absorption?

• It leads to increased ocean temperatures and affects weather patterns.

• It causes the ocean to freeze over.

• It has no significant impact on weather patterns.

• It results in the ocean becoming less salty.

In the Northern Hemisphere, surface currents move in a clockwise direction.

• In the Southern Hemisphere, surface currents move in a clockwise direction.

• In the Southern Hemisphere, surface currents move in a counter-clockwise direction.

• In the Northern Hemisphere, surface currents move in a counter-clockwise direction.

• In the Northern Hemisphere, surface currents do not move.

Water Cycle Diagram

• Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and sublimation

• Photosynthesis, respiration, digestion, and excretion

• Melting, freezing, boiling, and condensing

• Transpiration, runoff, accumulation, and filtration