What type of energy transfer causes the circulation of deep ocean currents and global winds?

The atmosphere plays an important role in maintaining life on Earth as we know it. What are two of the most important things the atmosphere does to keep us alive?

Deep water currents form because the density of water is affected by ______ and ______.

Surface currents move ______.

The _____________is important because it transports energy, gases, and nutrients, around the globe.

Deep currents develop because of _____.

Surface currents develop because of ____.

A Current that moves water from about 400m deep all the way down to the ocean floor is called a ___.

A current that moves water from the surface to a depth of only about 400m is called a ___.

Explain how currents affect the climate of different locations. Warm surface currents:

Compare land breezes and sea breezes. Which is the major driving force that causes these wind patterns?

When there is a greater difference in temperature and pressure, winds/currents will be _______ .

Winds will blow air from areas of _____ pressure to areas of _____ pressure.

The movement of air parallel to Earth's surface caused by differences in air pressure which form due to the uneven heating of the Earth.

The curving of the winds and currents caused by the rotation of the Earth is caused by _____.

How do jet streams influence the weather in the northern hemisphere?

How are winds in the northern hemisphere different from winds in the southern hemisphere?

If you wanted to visit an area with very little wind, where might you go?

What creates the air pressure difference between the equator and the poles?

What causes wind to blow?

What causes warm air to rise?

Which explains why global winds do not move in straight paths?

A double boiler consists of two pans with one on top of the other. The lower pan has boiling water that heats the upper pan. Food, such as chocolate, is melted by the water in the lower pan.

Which process does Mr.Milton use to melt the chocolate in a double boiler?

Earth's atmosphere keeps the planet's temperature within a certain range.

Evaporation in polar regions causes surface water to become saltier.

Wind affects the size and formation of surface currents.

Jonah is creating a venn diagram to compare factors that influence global and local wind patterns.

Which two factors influence only global wind patterns?

How does energy from the sun travel to the Earth's surface?

Heat is transferred by touch is

When water is heated on the stove, it is warmed by ...

An egg cooking in a frying pan is example of

Global and local winds form as air moves from _____.

Ocean surface currents are caused by

The total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles in an object.

The trapping of heat near a planet's surface by certain gases in the planet's atmosphere.

The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid.

Band of high-speed winds about 10 kilometers above Earth's surface.

The flow of cooler air from over an ocean or lake toward land.

The measure of the amount of dissolved salt in a given amount of water is called ___.

As the depth of ocean water increases, the temperature ___.

When temperature decreases, the density of liquid water ___

The curving of moving objects from a straight path due to the Earth's rotation is called

Earth's oceans carry energy in the form of currents all over the globe.

Surface currents are a result of ...

Deep Ocean currents are a result of...

As you go deeper in the ocean, the water is colder and less salty.

How does the curvature of the Earth and the angle of the sun affect the temperatures at lower latitudes?

What happens to a current when it comes in contact with a continent or landmass?

Convection currents in the ocean transport energy in the form of ....

The poles have less heat from the sun, what affect occurs on density and temperature.

At which location do smaller temperature changes occur ___

The density of ocean water varies with its ___ and _____ . Which two influence the density of oceans.

Ocean currents and variations in latitude describe which aspects of Earth's climate and weather?

Which explains why global winds do not move in straight paths?

Helena is making a computer model to compare warm and cold surface currents. She wants to explain how they affect the climate of different locations. Helena should explain that cold surface currents ______.

Currents are affected by winds and

Water flowing in a continuous path through the ocean is called

The warm, strong current off the coast of Florida is the

Ocean currents bring warm water from the equator towards Earth's

If two places are the same distance from the equator then they will always have the same air temperature!!

Warm water is _____ dense and _____ than cold water

Currents release thermal energy, which can affect a location's

When the air temperature over the land is warmer than the nearby ocean temperature, energy is transferred from the _____ to the _____.