the suns energy reaches our planet through

As the _____ Energy passes through the atmosphere, some of it is absorbed by gases and particles, and some is reflected back into space.

not all ______ from the sun reaches earths surface

some of the suns energy ends up in the earths atmosphere and some of it is

types of energy

general weather patterns over a long period of time

The study of weather patterns over a long period of time

El Niño

Energy

Latitude

surface

Temperature

_____warms the atmosphere

__________ is up and down movement

_______ air rises

____dense air sinks

________ creates the rising and sinking of ____

_____ gives heat to the earth

convection occurs when ___ energy transfers between two parts of a fluid of different temperatures

two parts of a fluid

Temperature and____ affect the density of water creating global currents

what is salinity

more ____ water sinks

Less dense water___

convection from the currents flow with the_____

ocean currents affect ____ unequal ___ and ____

variations in ______ due to variations in temperature and ______ drive a global pattern of interconnected ocean currents

weather and _______ are influenced by interactions involving sunlight, the ocean, the atmosphere, ice, and living things

these interactions vary with _______ , altitude and local and regional geography, all of which can affect oceanic and atmospheric flow patterns

because these patterns are so _____ weather can only be predicted probabilistically

the ocean exerts a major influence on ________ and climate by _______ energy from the sun _____ over time and globally ______ it through ocean currents

The ocean ______ and _____ by storing solar energy distributing heat and _______ around the globe driving weather systems

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