Unit 7- Ocean, Atmosphere, and Climate

climatology

• the study of weather patterns over a long period of time

• the study of short-term weather changes

• the analysis of atmospheric pressure systems

• the examination of ocean currents

transfer

• to move from one object to another or one place to another

• to change the appearance of something

• to combine two or more items into one

• to remove something from a location

continent

• any of Earth’s main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America

• a large body of water surrounded by land

• a type of climate characterized by high temperatures

• a political division within a country

longitude

• the distance of a place east or west of Earth’s prime meridian

• the distance of a place north or south of the equator

• the angle between the horizon and a point in the sky

• the measurement of time based on the Earth's rotation

effect

• a result or change that happens because of an event or process

• a type of physical force

• a method of communication

• a visual representation of data

climate

• general weather patterns over a long period of time

• short-term atmospheric conditions

• the average temperature of a specific location

• the amount of rainfall in a year

gyre

• a giant pattern of moving water that spans whole oceans and moves water from place to place in a circle

• a small whirlpool that forms in a river

• a type of fish found in the ocean

• a weather phenomenon that causes storms

prediction

• an idea about what might happen that is based on what you already know

• a guess made without any evidence

• a statement that is always true

• a conclusion drawn from a single observation

prevailing winds

• winds that move in one direction and are strong enough to push ocean currents

• winds that change direction frequently

• light breezes that have little effect on ocean currents

• winds that only occur during storms

surface

• the outside or top layer of something

• a deep layer beneath the ground

• a type of material used for construction

• the inner part of an object