Oceans

Question 1

What controls earths heating system

Answer 1

the sun

Question 2

What other part of the world is getting the same season we are and why

Answer 2

the northern hemisphere. tilted towards the sun

Question 3

what season is the sothern hemisphere expierencing

Answer 3

summer

Question 4

Why is it daytime now

Answer 4

we are facing/rotated towards the sun

Question 5

where is it probably nighttime now

Answer 5

Australia

Question 6

when does the autumnal equinox occur

Answer 6

september 22-23

Question 7

when does the vernal equinox occur

Answer 7

march 20-21

Question 8

when does the winter solstice occur

Answer 8

december 21-22

Question 9

when does the summer solstice occur

Answer 9

june 20-22

Question 10

why is the equator so warm

Answer 10

it get sthe most direct sunlight

Question 11

when is it the warmest time at the equator

Answer 11

spring/fall

Question 12

why are the poles so cold

Answer 12

they have the least direct sunlight

Question 13

the absence of heat

Answer 13

cold

Question 14

heat is

Answer 14

thermal energy

Question 15

heat always travels from a place with more heat to

Answer 15

less heat

Question 16

when heat is transferred through a liquid/gas

Answer 16

convection

Question 17

an example of convection

Answer 17

a campfire

Question 18

when heat is transferred through a medium without changing the medium

Answer 18

conduction

Question 19

an example of conduction

Answer 19

impulses along the nerves

Question 20

when heat/energy travels as a wave and does not need a medium

Answer 20

radioation

Question 21

example of raditation

Answer 21

light and uv rays

Question 22

motion

Answer 22

kinetic energy

Question 23

average kinetic energy

Answer 23

temperature

Question 24

horizontal lines (measuring north to south)

Answer 24

latitude

Question 25

vertical lines (measuring east to west)

Answer 25

longitude

Question 26

how is the earth’s surface warmed by the sun

Answer 26

unevenly

Question 27

helps drive the ocean and atmospheric circulation

Answer 27

heat

Question 28

does the ocean or atmosphere absorb more heat

Answer 28

ocean

Question 29

drive currents at the ocean’s surface

Answer 29

wind

Question 30

deeper currents are driven by differences in

Answer 30

density

Question 31

mixing and upwelling in the ocean transport nutrient rich waters to the ocean’s

Answer 31

surface

Question 32

extreme variation in sea surface ______ and ______ affect the ocean and atmosphere circulation

Answer 32

heat and temperature

Question 33

replacement of _____ and ______ water leads to air temperture swings and changes in humidity

Answer 33

cold…hot

Question 34

when heat is exchanged from the ocean’s surface to the atmosphere, it influences the

Answer 34

climate

Question 35

what 3 factors help form currents

Answer 35

climate, corolis effect, and landforms

Question 36

cirular patterns of cuurents are called

Answer 36

gyres

Question 37

names of the 5 gyres

Answer 37

Indian Ocean Gyre (generally flowing counter-clockwise)
North Atlantic Gyre.
North Pacific Gyre.
South Atlantic Gyre.
South Pacific Gyre.

Question 38

where do many gyres originate

Answer 38

the equator

Question 39

where is water equal in temperture

Answer 39

the equator

Question 40

surface currents transport warm water from the equator to the

Answer 40

poles

Question 41

factors that play a role in deep and surface currents are

Answer 41

winds, tempertures, density, corolis effect, coastal land, sea floor features, and salinity

Question 42

why is warm air less dense

Answer 42

The molecules are packed closer together. The amount of water vapor in the air also affects the density of the air.