8.3 Digital Lesson Flashcards
What is the force behind earths weather
Sunlight
Solar energy causes changes in
Temperature, winds, and humidity
The uneven heating of earths air causes what in the atmosphere due to differences in density
Convection
How do jet streams form
When cold and warm water meet
The greater the temperature contrast, the ___________ the speed of the jet stream
Stronger
What do jet streams transfer
Moisture and heat around the globe
What drives a connection current
Differences in temperature and salinity
What do surface currents and areas of high pressure influence
Weather patterns
What does the California current carry and what does it result in
Carries cold water
Results in regional patterns that are colder then other regions at the same latitude
What does the Gulf Stream carry and what does it result in
Carries warm water
Causes warm regional weather patterns
What type of water does the Labrador current carry
Cold water
During an él Nino, the western pacific experiences _________ atmospheric pressure and the eastern pacific experiences _________ lower atmospheric pressure
Higher;lower
What direction is prevailing wind
West to east
Strong trade winds blowing from the ____ cause ________ water to pool in the western pacific
East; warm
Él Nino decrease
Hurricane activity in North Atlantic
